Let's talk about Noun Phrases!
What are they? They include a noun (person, place, thing) and a distinguishing modifier.
Noun phrases are formed in three
ways:
1. 1. NOUN + NOUN e.g. a fifteen-minute break, a silver
bracelet
2. 2. NOUN + ‘S +
NOUN e.g. Simon’s brother, duck’s eggs, a kid’s pool
3. 3. NOUN + PREPOSITION + NOUN e.g. a piece of bread, a
glass of wine
So, modifiers are either articles, pronouns, adjectives, possessive nouns or participles.
For example, let's take the word 'table' as our noun.
Now let's put together a couple of noun phrases.
a. a wooden table
b. Mr. Smith's table
c. a four-legged table