Noun Phrase

1. Noun phrases is constraction function as subject and object .
2. Noun phrases is either a single noun or pronoun or any group of words
containing a noun or a pronoun that function together as a noun or
pronoun, as the subject or object of a verb.

>> Kinds of noun phrases :
a. Noun + Noun, example : Office girl
b. Verb + Noun, example : Take a bath
c. Gerund + Noun, example : Throwing ball
d. Pronoun + Noun, example : My handphone
e. Adjective + Noun, example : White board
f. Determiner + Noun, example : A rubber

>> The noun phrases in English composed petenhally of 3 parts, there are :
a. Head : The most usual kind of head of a noun phrases.
b. Pre Modification : Consists of a number of word classes in a specific order.
c. Post Modification : Must commonly used not by specific word classes or subclasses.


Example 1 :

Shaggy : Do you like novels ?
Snoop : Yes, I like them.
Shaggy : Do you like novels over there?
Snoop : Yes, they are nice.
Shaggy : Do you like the novel which I bought yesterday?
Snoop : Yes, I like it.


Example 2 :

- Nick was late
( Nick is the noun phrase functioning as the subject of the verb)

- Some noun phrase are short :
* The soldier

- Some are long :
* The very tall private lesson.