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Noun Phrase

noun

a phrase that has a noun or pronoun as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun. Noun phrases are very common cross-linguistically, and they may be the most frequently occurring phrase type. 


Types of Noun Phrases: 

determiners (a, the, my, his, some, this, etc.) 

possessive determiners: my, your, his, her, etc. 

quantifiers: some, any, all, enough, no, every, etc. 

numerals: one, two, three, etc.


Examples of Noun Phrases Expanded:

The big, warm coat.

The little, pretty cottage.

The shoes with ruby jewels.

Hannah's bowl of melon.

The cheeky monkey climbed on top of the car.

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