Noun Phrases

A phrase is a group of words that do not have subject and predicate.

A noun phrase is a phrase that functions as a noun.

Every noun phrase has a noun head.

How can we develop nouns into noun phrases???

• By adding a determiner: a,an,the,some,your,his,many,more,five,etc.
  

e.g: # an envelope

# five coconuts

• By adding adjectives: good,bad,long,short,beautiful,etc.
  

e.g.: # a good university

# beautiful palaces

# long bamboos

• By adding a present participle: opening,walking,running,sleeping,etc.
  

e.g.: # an opening ceremony

# a running brook

# the tree standing in the garden

# The girl sitting between John and me.

• By adding a past participle: written,spoken,crooked,made,etc.
  

e.g.: # a written text

# a spoken test

# the letter typed by the secretary

# the door opened by the maid

• By adding a noun: bus,TV,arm,potato,etc.
  

e.g.: # a bus station

# a TV screen

# an arm chair

• By adding a preposition: in,on,at,of,in front of,etc.
  

e.g.: # the house at the foot of the hill

# the color of the ocean

# the bank opposite the cinema

• By adding an infinitive: to read, to cover, to send,etc.
  

e.g.: # a few books to read

# a stamp to send a letter

# a blanket to cover your body

• By adding a WH clause:who,which,whose,etc.
  

e.g.: # the man whose daughter married to the King

# the lady who had a big house on the hill

# the river which ran across the land

A garage for two cars = A two car garage

A hotel that is rated " Five Sters" = A Five Stars hotel

A lab to do a biology experiment = A biology experiment lab

A resort for tourist = A tourist resort

A stadium that has 100.000 seats = A 100.000 seats stadium

A store with different departments = A departments store

A studio to make photos = A photo studio

A theatre in the open air = An open air theatre

An apartement with 40 flours = An 40 flour apartement

Books from the library = The library book

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