Descriptive Text - Noun Phrase

Descriptive Text - Noun Phrase

Definition

Noun Phrase is a combination of several words that form a new noun.

Two terms that must be understood in composing a noun phrase:

• Pre-modifier (affix that is placed in front of the noun)

  Eg: She's the most beautiful person I ever met.

  Main noun = person

  Changed to a noun phrase because the phrase "the most beautiful" was in front of the noun playing.

• Post-modifier (the affix that is placed behind the noun)

  Eg: I really hate walking in the dark.

  The main noun = walking

  Walking becomes a noun with gerunds

  Gerund = verb + ing

  Changes to a noun phrase because the sentence "in the dark" is behind the main noun.