NOUN PHRASE

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Do you know about Noun Phrase????
• Noun phrase is group of words which has function as NOUN
• Noun Phrase consists of a main word (noun head ) and one word or
more which describes the noun head (modifier)
• One of the modifiers is the Epithet : adjective which are not in
comparative form, but can be formed into comparatives.
• The adjectives can be opinion (cute,cool), size (huge,small), age
(old,young), temperature (cold,hot), shape (round,square), colour
(black, white), origin ( Japanese, French), material (leather,metal),
participle (covered,painted)
 Epithet Modifiers/Adjectives Noun ( Noun Head) Noun Phrase
Beautiful Artist Beautiful artist
Dilligent Student Diligent student
Young Man Young Man
Short black Hair Short black hair
Big yellow Shoes Big yellow shoes
Example :
Tina is a student
(noun)
Tina is diligent Student
(adjective ) ( noun)
The young man is my brother
(adj ) (noun)
Luna is a beautiful artist
(adj ) (noun)
Identify the modifier!

1. Black leather gloves