32. GRAMMAR FOCUS
•NOUN PHRASE- is a group of
two or more words that acts like
a noun in a sentence.
•For the word group to be a
noun phrase, it must contain a
determiner, modifiers and its
noun.
33. STRUCTURE OF NOUN PHRASE
Determiner + Modifiers + Noun =
The
sporty red
car
The sporty red car Noun Phrase
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37. MODIFIERS ( adjectives)
• Sweet Strawberry flavored
• Tall Big black
• Big blue Quick brown
• Five green interesting
• Silky wooden beautiful young
• Cute little hardworking
• Big brown courteous
• Twenty five little male/female
38. Why use noun phrases?
•They give extra information about the
noun in a very efficient way.
•It is very boring to read a text without
them.
39. GROUP ACTIVITY # 1
1. Give 5 examples of a noun.
2. Add determiner, modifiers( describing
words)
3. Then create noun phrases.
4. Underline the determiners, encircle the
modifiers, then box the noun it describes.
5. Present your work in front of the class.