- Noun Phrase
Noun phrase 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.
The function of noun phrase :
Subject
Example : The children play on the forest
Object
Example : My mother buys a basket of vegetables
Complement
Example : Bogor is a rainy location
The basic structur of noun phrase
Phrase consist minimally of a head this means,in one word Phrase Like "boy" the head is "boy" in langer phrase a string of Elements my appear before the head.
Example : The naughty boy
When you use a noun in front of another noun, you never put adjectives between them. You put adjectives in front of the first noun.
Example : We just spoke with a young American boy.
Noun phrase can be in form of gerund ( Vbase + ing ) or gerund and other nuons compounding.
Example :
- Passing the exam
- Watching TV
- Preparing the equipment
- Sliding down a rope
- Going to school
- Dving board


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