Definition: A phrase is a small group of words that adds meaning to a word.

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A noun phrase is a group of words that does the work of noun. A noun phrase is either a pronoun or any group of words that can be replaced by a pronoun.
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they, bicycles, student, teachers, and the bicycles are noun phrase, but bicylce is just a noun, as you can see in these sentences ( in which the noun phrases are all in italics).

Q: Do you like bicycles? A: Yes, I like them. Q: Do you like the bicyles over there? A: Yes, they are nice. Q: Do you like the bicycles I bought last

week?

A: Yes, I like it.( it refers to the bicyle).

Noun pre-modifiers: Modifiers before the noun are called premodifier. (modify means to limit, restrict, characterise, or otherwise focus meaning). All of the pre-modifier that are present and the noun together form a noun phrase.

Noun post-modifier: Modifiers coming after a noun are called post-modifiers. 1) NOUN PHRASE: Premodifier+ noun. EXAMPLE: White house: here white is a premodifier and a house is a noun. The three old democratic legislator: here the three old democratic is premodifier and legislator is a noun.

2) NOUN PHRASE: Noun + post-modifier ( the

most common post-modifier is prepositional phrases)

Example: The glass on the table: here on the table is post-modifier. The boy in the store: here in the store is post-modifier.

3) NOUN PHRASE:

Premodifier + noun+ post-modifier.

Example: The boys on top of the house are.. Here the is premodifier, boys is the noun, on top of the house is post-modifier.

Noun Pronoun Personal person( name) Determiner + noun Determiner + adjective + noun Determiner + adj+present part+ noun. Determiner + noun + prepositional phrase. Determiner + adj + noun+ pre.phrase. Determiner + adj+ present part+n +pre.p.

 Noun

or Noun phrase:

It is a hundred and fifty pound job..

-Ing participle

the coming weeks

-ed participle

wasted natural resources

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- Genitive noun phrase the old soldiers way - Numeral

six essays

-Adverb

the then managing editor

-Prepositional phrase -Clause

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1) Subject My old laptop is not working now. 2) Directive object sign your name there. 3) Indirect object
I always tell people I am not a teacher.

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economic crisis.

4) Subjective predicate Uh faith has been a gift for me. 5) Objective predicate I called this little talk a survey of global
6) Complement of preposition Uhm but why isnt it in French.

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7) Premodifier of a noun or noun phrase Simons on this revision course.. 8) Vocative You are a snob, Dad. 9) Adverbial The flag goes up far side.

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10) Premodifier of adjective The plane was 4 hourrs late. 11) Premodifier of preposition
He revealed Washington had informed the Kremlin an hour before the start of the assault.

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12) Premodifier of adverb

Now Mercedes have always been good at insulting their car but they are gone a stage further with this. 13) Post-modifier of noun Women may suffer from lack of acceptable because too many of the men their age are dead.

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14) Post-modifier of adjective

We are short fifteen dollars. END !

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