A phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb.
Noun [edit]. noun phrase ‎(plural noun phrases). ( 1 grammar) A phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb; it is usually headed by a noun, (including pronouns), with any associated dependents such as determiners or modifiers. noun phrase. n. 1. (Grammar) grammar a constituent of a sentence that consists of a noun and any modifiers it may have a noun clause, or a word, such as a pronoun, that takes the place of a noun. Abbreviation: NP. Thesaurus AntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun. 1. noun phrase-a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb. nominal, nominal phrase. phrase-an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence. noun phrase. Noun. (plural noun phrases). ( 1 grammar) A phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb; it is usually headed by a noun, (including pronouns), with any associated dependents such as determiners or modifiers. 2  banana (a noun). 3  big bananas (an adjective 'big', and a plural noun). 1 (grammar) A phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb; it is usually headed by a noun, (including pronouns), with any associated dependents such as determiners or modifiers. 2  banana (a noun). 3  big bananas (an adjective 'big', and a plural noun). A noun phrase is a phrase that plays the role of a noun. The head word in a noun phrase will be a noun or a pronoun. In the examples below, the whole noun phrase is shaded and the head word is in bold. Compare the three examples above to these: In these three examples, the words in bold are all pronouns.  Definition. A noun phrase is word group with a noun or pronoun as its head. The simplest noun phrase consists of a single noun, as in the sentence  Bells were ringing.. The head of a noun phrase can be accompanied by modifiers, determiners (such as the, a, her), and/or complements, as in  Definition. An appositive is a noun, noun phrase, or series of nouns placed next to another word or phrase to identify or rename it. Nonrestrictive appositives are usually set off by commas, parentheses, or dashes. An appositive may be introduced by a word or phrase such as namely, for example, or that is.  A noun phrase or nominal phrase (abbreviated NP) is a phrase which has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head word, or which performs the same grammatical function as such a phrase. Noun phrases often function as verb subjects and objects, as predicative expressions, and as the complements of prepositions. Noun phrases can be embedded inside each other; for instance, the noun phrase some of his constituents contains the shorter noun phrase his constituents. Full Definition of NOUN PHRASE. : a phrase formed by a noun and all its modifiers and determiners; broadly: any syntactic element (as a clause, clitic, pronoun, or zero element) with a noun's function (as the subject of a verb or the object of a verb or preposition) —abbreviation NP. See noun phrase defined for English-language learners.
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