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- 2. Why is nounphrases useful? ◦ Noun phrases, also known as nominal, are a collection of words to function as a noun. For example, I went to the hospital because I injured my legs. (This is a proper sentence.) I went to the hospital because of my leg injuries. (This is a noun phrase.) ◦ They are very useful when writing in an academic style because they can make your writing more sophisticated, and most importantly, they can also make your writing more succinct. ◦ Ever struggle with keeping your writing under the word limits while having all your ideas presented clearly in your writing? Using noun phrases is one solution! ◦ p.s. You might want to familiarise yourself with nouns/verbs/adjectives in Parts of Speech on our Canvas pages.
- 3. Which text readsbetter?
- 4. Text 2 becauseit’s more concise
- 5. The reason text2 seems more concise is because of the use of noun phrases, underlined in red below.
- 6. Head noun ◦ Beingable to identify the head noun in a noun phrase allows you to use the verb accurately. For more information about nouns and verbs, refer to Parts of Speech. ◦ An example of a head noun is: The number of university students has increased this year. (The underlined part is the noun phase while the text in red is the head noun.)
- 7. Can you fillin the boxes with the correct head nouns and verbs? NOUN PHRASE HEAD NOUN VERB The main cause of global health problems… cause is The most important reasons for the decrease in health… reasons are In developing countries, the major threat… threat is … the main threat in developed countries … The most serious global health issue … … increased international cooperation … … large-scale healthcare programmes …
- 8. The verb changesdepending on whether the head noun is singular or plural NOUN PHRASE HEAD NOUN VERB The main cause of global health problems… cause is The most important reasons for the decrease in health… reasons are In developing countries, the major threat… threat is … the main threat in developed countries … threat is The most serious global health issue … issue is … increased international cooperation … cooperation is … large-scale healthcare programmes … programmes are
- 9. Structure of commonnoun phrases Structure Example a/the + noun + preposition + noun(s) the cause of health problems adjective/noun + noun(s) communicable diseases noun + ‘s/s’ + noun(s) hospitals’ expenses noun + to + infinitive the desire to improve
- 10. SET 1 government insurance contributions heart disease developingworld life expectancy rates C SET 2 employee’s healthcare insurance the critic’s argument the healthcare system’s deterioration Study the sets of noun phrases below and the on the next slide to identify which structure is being used in each set.
- 11. SET 3 attempts to improve reluctanceto participate ability to breed SET 4 an emphasis on crisis care incentives for building community health centres the health care systems of industrialised countries Study the sets of noun phrases below and identify which structure is being used in each set.
- 12. B SET 1 government insurance contributions heart disease developingworld life expectancy rates C SET 2 employee’s healthcare insurance the critic’s argument the healthcare system’s deterioration Have you got it right?
- 13. D SET 3 attempts to improve reluctanceto participate ability to breed A SET 4 an emphasis on crisis care incentives for building community health centres the health care systems of industrialised countries Have you got it right?
- 14. Structure of commonnoun phrases Structure Your example? a/the + noun + preposition + noun(s) adjective/noun + noun(s) noun + ‘s/s’ + noun(s) noun + to + infinitive