PHRASES

NOUN PHRASE

 

vPhrase is a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.

v A phrase is a group of words that express a concept and is used as a unit within a sentence. Eight common types of phrases are: noun, verb, gerund, infinitive, appositive, participial, prepositional, and absolute.

v A group of words containing a noun and functioning in a sentence as subject, object, or prepositional object is called Noun Phrase.

v A Noun Phrase is a group of words that does the work of Noun.

Ex.      The girl wants the story book.

Here if we ask the verb, ‘What does the girl want?’, the answer is ‘story book’, so it is the Direct Object of  the verb ‘wants’ and it is a Noun. It is a single word and phrase is always more than one word.

Now,     The girl wants to go school.

Here if we ask the verb, ‘What does the girl want?’, the answer is ‘to go school’, so it is the Direct Object of  the verb ‘wants’ and it is not a single word but a group of words doing the work of  Noun. Therefore, the group of words ‘to go school’ is a Noun Phrase.

More examples:

      i.        To err is human.[subject of the verb]

     ii.        The lost puppy was a wet and stinky dog.[subject & object of the verb]

    iii.        The covid clinic had successfully cured many cases of Corona. .[subject of the verb]

    iv.        It was a story of an old man. .[object of the verb]

     v.        The sports car drove the steep and winding hill.[subject & object of the verb]

    vi.        Saturday became a hot, humid day. [object of the verb]

   vii.        Early to bed is a good habit. .[subject of the verb]

  viii.        We miss watching IPL. .[object of the verb]

    ix.        They did not enjoy reading detective books. .[object of the verb]