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What Is a Noun Phrase? (with Examples)

A noun phrase is a group of two or more words headed by a noun that includes modifiers. In these examples of noun phrases, the noun is shaded. All the other words are modifiers.

(In this example, "the" is a modifier.) (Here, "a" is a modifier.)
a group of them

the man with her
("The" and "with her" are modifiers.)

Table of Contents

Examples of Noun Phrases

The Function of Noun Phrases

More Examples of Noun Phrases

Video Lesson

Why Noun Phrases Are Important

Printable Test

Noun Clauses vs Noun Phrases

A noun phrase plays the role of a noun. In a noun phrase, the modifiers can come before or after the noun.

Note: A noun phrase can also be headed by a pronoun. For example:

the dog with fleas

the one with fleas
(This is a noun phrase headed by a pronoun.)

Examples of Noun Phrases

In normal writing, nouns nearly always feature in noun phrases. It is rare to find a noun functioning by itself (i.e., without any modifiers) in a sentence.

Man proposes, but God disposes. (German canon Thomas a Kempis)

In real life, it is far more common for nouns to feature in noun phrases, i..e, to be accompanied by modifiers. Here is a list of noun phrases. In this list, every noun phrase consists of a head noun (highlighted) and at least one modifier. So, a noun with any sort of modifier (even it's just "a" or "the") is a noun phrase.
The Function of Noun Phrases

Like any noun, a noun phrase can function as a subject, an object, or a complement within a sentence. In each example below, the noun phrase is in bold and the head noun is highlighted.

Singing in the bath relaxes me.

I know the back streets .
(Here, the noun phrase is the direct object of the verb "know.")
She was the devil in disguise.
(Here, the noun phrase is a subject complement following the linking verb "was.")
As most nouns feature in noun phrases, let's look quickly at the definition for "phrase":

Definition of "Phrase"

A phrase has at least two words and functions as one part of speech.

It follows therefore that a noun phrase functions as a noun in a sentence. We can test this because we know that a noun can be replaced by a pronoun (e.g., he, she, it, them). Looking at the examples above, we can replace each noun phrase with a pronoun. Here are some real-life examples of noun phrases as subjects, objects, and complements:

has a nice smile , but he's got . (Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko on Mikhail Gorbachev)
direct object of "has." The noun phrase "iron teeth" is the direct object of the verb "got." Here's the "pronoun test": He has one, but he's got them.)
I never learned from a man who agreed with me. (Science-fiction writer Robert Heinlein)
(The noun phrase "a man who agreed with me" is the object of the preposition "from." Here's the "pronoun test": I never learned from him.)
Every man of courage is a man of his word. (French dramatist Pierre Corneille)
("Every man of courage" is the subject of the verb "is." The noun phrase "a man of his word" is a subject complement following the linking verb "is." Here's the "pronoun test": He is one.)
It can get complicated. It's not unusual for nouns and noun phrases to be embedded within noun phrases. Looking at the last example, "courage" and "word" are both nouns, but they are not the head nouns of the phrases. They are both objects of the preposition "of," sitting in prepositional phrases that modify the head nouns. Read more about prepositional phrases.
More Examples of Noun Phrases

Noun phrases are extremely common. Remember that a noun with any sort of modifier (including just a number or an article) is a noun phrase. Here are some more examples of noun phrases:

The best defense against the atom bomb is not to be there when it goes off. (Anon)
object of the preposition "against." The prepositional phrase "against the atom bomb" modifies "defense.")
I don't have a bank account , because I don't know my mother's maiden name . (Paula Poundstone)
(In this example, both noun phrases are direct objects.)
The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it. (Dudley Moore, 1935-2002)
(In this example, the first noun phrase is the subject, and the second is a subject complement.)
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity , and I'm not sure about . (Physicist Albert Einstein, 1879-1955)

The last thing to say about noun phrases is that they can be headed by pronouns as well as nouns, and they can be quite long.

Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office. (Journalist David Broder)
He is not to be trusted with the office.)
Here is a video summarizing this lesson on noun phrases.
Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer video to text? Here is a list of all our grammar videos.

Most native English speakers can form noun phrases without giving the grammar a second thought. So, if the truth be told, understanding how they function isn't particularly useful unless you're required to teach them or to compare them with similar structures in a foreign language you're learning.

That said though, there is a common issue associated with noun phrases.

When a noun phrase is the subject of a verb, ensure subject-verb agreement with the head noun.

The Spitfire's 9-yard belt of bullets give us the term "the full nine yards."

The Spitfire's 9-yard belt of bullets gives us the term "the full nine yards."

Do not be tricked into agreeing the verb with the nearest noun (here, "bullets"). When a noun phrase is the subject of a verb, the head noun governs the verb. Read more about subject-verb agreement.
Noun Clauses vs Noun Phrases

Not all grammarians agree on the definitions of clauses and phrases. For some, the term phrase covers everything. In other words, for them, a clause is a type of phrase, and a single word is just a short phrase. Here at Grammar Monster, we go with the following:

Single Word. A single word is not a phrase.

Phrase. A phrase plays the role of one part of speech and has at least two words.

Clause. A clause plays the role of one part of speech and has a subject and a verb.
(Note: On occasion, the subject may be implied.)
It is a little more complicated than that though. Look at this example:

Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he will spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office. (American journalist David Broder)

In this example, the bolded text (a noun phrase) contains two subject-verb pairings (i.e., "who" is the subject of "wants," and "he" is the subject of "will spend.") So, surely, the bolded text must be a noun clause not a noun phrase?
Well, no. It's a noun phrase. The text "who wants the presidency so much that he will spend two years organizing and campaigning for it" is functioning as an adjective modifying anybody. In other words, those subjects and verbs feature in an adjective clause. Get it? The bolded text is a noun phrase that contains an adjective clause. That doesn't make it a noun clause.

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A noun phrase is a group of two or more words headed by a noun with modifiers (e.g., 'the,' 'a,' 'of them,' 'with her'). In a noun phrase, the modifiers can come before or after the noun. A noun phrase functions as a subject, an object, or a complement within a sentence.

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Noun Phrases

Often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

or a determiner and a noun ...:

Our friends have bought a house in the village.
Those houses are very expensive.

... perhaps with an adjective:

Our closest friends have just bought a new house in the village.

Sometimes the noun phrase begins with a quantifier:

Numbers:

Quantifiers come before determiners, but numbers come after determiners:

My four children go to school here. ( All my children go to school here.)
Those two suitcases are mine. ( Both those suitcases are mine)

So the noun phrase is built up in this way:

The noun phrase can be quite complicated:

a loaf of nice fresh brown bread
the eight-year-old boy who attempted to rob a sweet shop with a pistol
that attractive young woman in the blue dress sitting over there in the corner
Match noun phrases to patterns
Some words and phrases come after the noun. These are called postmodifiers. A noun phrase can be postmodified in several ways. Here are some examples:

* with a prepositional phrase:

* with an -ing phrase:

the man standing over there
the boy talking to Angela

* with a relative clause:

the man we met yesterday
the house that Jack built
the woman who discovered radium
an eight-year-old boy who attempted to rob a sweet shop

* with a that clause.
This is very common with reporting or summarising nouns like idea, fact, belief, suggestion:

* with a to-infinitive.
This is very common after indefinite pronouns and adverbs:

There may be more than one postmodifier:

Match types of postmodifiers to phrases

There are four complex noun phrases in this section:

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Often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun: or a determiner and a noun ...: Our friends have bought a house in the village. Those houses are very expensive. ... perhaps with an adjective: Our closest friends have just bought a new house in the village.

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Explanation Text: Pengertian, Tujuan, Ciri, & Generic Structure - Apakah kalian sering memperhatikan bagaimana terbentuknya pelangi? Atau pernahkah kalian membayangkan bagaimana salju dapat terjadi? Terbentuknya pelangi, salju, atau kejadian alam yang lain seperti tornado dalam Bahasa Inggris termasuk ke dalam teks penjelasan atau Explanation Text. Lalu apakah Explanation Text itu? Berikut kami sajikan pengertian, ciri, beserta generic structure of Explanation Text.

Pengertian Explanation Text

Sebelum membahas mengenai pengertian explanation text, ada baiknya jika kita mengetahui terlebih dahulu apa yang dimaksud dengan explanation. Explanation merupakan kata benda yang mempunyai arti 'penjelasan' dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Sedangkan kata text atau 'teks' memiliki arti tulisan. Jadi, Explanation Text is a text which explains the processes related to forming of natural, social, cultural, or scientific phenomena, such as how a motorcycle is made or how bees make honey. Artinya, explanation text merupakan sebuah teks yang menjelaskan proses - proses yang berkaitan dengan terbentuknya fenomena atau kejadian alam, sosial, budaya, atau ilmiah. Explanation Text menjelaskan proses - peroses terbentuknya suatu kejadian secara berurutan, seperti menjelaskan bagaimana sebuah sepeda motor dibuat atau bagaimana lebah membuat madu.

Tujuan Explanation Text

Melihat pengertian dari Explanation Text diatas, kita telah dapat mengetahui tujuan dari Explanation Text itu sendiri. The purpose (tujuan) dari Explanation Text adalah to explain the processes of the forming of a social, cultural, natural, or scientific phenomenon. Artinya, tujuan dari explanation text adalah untuk menjelaskan proses - proses dari pembentukan suatu kejadian atau fenomena sosial, budaya, fenomena alam, atau pun fenomena ilmiah. Jenis teks ini menjelaskan proses terjadinya suatu kejadian secara berurutan.

Generic Structure of Explanation Text

Explanation Text memiliki struktur kebahasaannya sendiri. Hal inilah yang membedakan explanation text berbeda dengan jenis teks yang lain dalam Bahasa Inggris. Berikut adalah struktur kebahasaan (Generic Structure) dari Explanation Text:
1. General Statement
General Statement merupakan bagian pertama dalam Explsnstion Text yang terletak di paragraf pertama. General Statement berfungsi untuk memberikan penjelasan umum mengenai kejadian atau fenomena yang akan dibahas dalam teks ini. General Statement dapat berisikan pengertian dari sebuah kejadian atau fenomena dan beberapa kalimat yang berisikan penjelasan umum mengenai kejadian atau fenomena tersebut.
2. Sequenced of Explanation
Sequenced of Explanation merupakan bagian selanjutnya dari explanation text dan terletak di paragraf selanjutnya setelah paragraf General Statement. Bagian kedua atau Sequenced of Explanation berfungsi untuk memberikan penjelasan mengapa dan bagaimana sebuah kejadianatau fenomena dapat terjadi atau tercipta. Penjelasan tersebut berupa proses - proses dari terbentuknya kejadian tersebut yang ditulis secara berurutan. Bagian Sequenced of Explanation ini biasanya menjawab pertanyaan "How" dan "Why" dan dapat ditulis dalam lebih dari satu paragraf.

Ps : Dalam generic structure of explanation text, tidak ada bagian "closing". Banyak yang beranggapan bahwa paragraf terakhir dalam explanation text merupakan closing atrau bagian penutup dari jenis teks ini, akan tetapi bagian terakhir dari jenis teks ini merupakan proses terakhir dari terjadinya atau terbentuknya suatu kejadian atau fenomena.

Features of Explanation Text

Explanation Text memiliki beberapa ciri - ciri (Features) yang membedakan jenis teks ini dari jenis teks dalam Bahasa Inggris yang lain. Ciri - ciri atau Features dari Explanation Text adalah sebagai berikut:
1. Written in Present Tense (Ditulis dengan menggunakan Present Tense)
Explanation Text menjelaskan proses terbentuknya suatu kejadian atau fenomena yang biasanya kejadian tersebut akan terjadi berulang - ulang, seperti terbentuknya hujan, terbentuknya salju, bagaimana lebah membuat madu, dan lain sebagainya. Oleh karena itu, penulisan Explanation Text harus ditulis menggunakan Simple Present Tense.
2. Text arranged into some numbered points and written in a sequence.
Explanation Text berisikan proses - proses terbentuknya suatu kejadian atau fenomena yang ditulis secara berurutan dalam beberapa poin pada bagian Sequenced of Explanation.
3. Time connectives
Karena Explanation Text menjelaskan proses terjadinya suatu fenomena atau kejadian atau peristiwa, biasanya jenis teks ini ditandai dengan adanya kata penghubung waktu yang dapat berupa first, second, third, firstly, secondly, then, later, next, finally, atau at last.
4. Technical vocabulary
Explanation Text biasanya berisikan kosakata atau vocabulary khusus mengenai hal - hal yang dibahas dalam teks ini. Contohnya, jika teks ini membahas mengenai bagaimana cara mobil dibuat (How a car is made), maka beberapa contoh kosakata yang terkait yaitu engine, ignition, atau bonnet.
5. Diagrams with labels
Explanation Text biasanya dilengkapi dengan diagram dengan keterangan dari diagram tersebut yang berfungsi untuk membantu menjelaskan hal yang dibahas dalam teks.
6. Pictures with captions
Explanation Text juga biasanya dilengkapi dengan gambar dan keterangannya yang berfungsi untuk membantu menjelaskan hal yang dibahas dalam explanation text.
7. Answer the question of "How" and "Why"
Explanation Text biasanya berisikan jawaban dari "How" and "Why" yang dimuat dalam bagian kedua (Sequenced of Explanation) dari teks ini.
8. Focus on the phenomenon
Karena fungsi dari teks ini yang menjelaskan fenomena atau kejadian, maka fokus dari teks ini adalah fenomena yang dibahas tersebut dan bukan merupakan penjelasan orang atau hal lainnya.

Demikianlah pengertian, tujuan, ciri, dan generic structure of Explanation Text. Semoga penjelasan di atas dapat membantu dan dapat menambah ilmu kalian. Terima kasih.

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Explanation Text: Pengertian, Tujuan, Ciri, & Generic Structure - Kakak Pintar

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Descriptive Text; Definition, Generic Structures, Purposes, Language Features

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Hallo everybody DESCRIPTIVE TEXT, or in terms of writing only known as "description" is one of English lessons that should be mastered not only by junior high school students but also senior high school students, college students and anyone who loves English. Because after all, descriptive material is very necessary for the increasing of our English proficiency.

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Intresting

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https://padlet.com/iestysleeper/uub7p6ptr8xrAmazing ecotourism.I hope can visit this place soon.

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Thats a real jungle. Amazing!

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Interea

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Tanjung Puting National Park Is Amazing

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There many animal,real nature ,wonderful, green nature

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This place is exotic 😍

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Ohhhhhhh, it is beautiful guys .. 😎

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Amazing wonderfull video gess😍😎

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Halloe this place is uh ah gir nak

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Tanjung Puting National Park is very impressive

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Family zombie

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This place is very exotis uh ah gir nak

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W o w

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Masuk pak eko😂😂😂

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Hai teman teman

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noun phrase apakah juga di pake dalam padlet