Examples Help! Definition and Meaning of a Noun Phrase
What is a Noun Phrase ? First things first! A noun is the name of any person, place or thing as John, London or book. In English grammar, a Phrase is a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence. The meaning or definition of a Noun Phrase is as follows:
Definition & Meaning
A group of words used to form a basic name when it is:
impractical to employ a single noun word
when a single noun would have too broad a concept if used as a basic name for example, 'machine' and 'board'
Examples of the noun phrase :
The Chairman of the Board of Governors
The new vitamin packed high calcium low fat breakfast cereal
The crimson, ermine trimmed, velvet gown with gold trimmings was worn by Anne Boleyn at her coronation
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Understanding the different types of nouns is not very difficult, but it is made daunting because of the seemingly complicated names! Just glancing through this page provides a fast overview of Noun Phrase. They are used when it is impractical to employ a single noun word or when a single noun would have too broad a concept if used as a basic name for example, 'machine' and 'board'
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those that start with a question word such as where, how, who, when and why
