noun phrases
words naming things
Noun phrases are groups of words that function together as a noun in a sentence.
A noun phrase typically contains a noun or pronoun as its core, often with modifiers: the old house on the corner, my best friend from college.
The entire phrase acts as a single unit—it can be a subject, object, or complement.
Simple noun phrases might be just a determiner and noun (the dog), while complex ones stack up adjectives, prepositional phrases, and relative clauses.
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