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Explore the expanded meaning behind the single word 'woman'. Discover a group of words that act as a noun and modify its significance. Dive into the enriching world of noun phrases in writing.
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Let’s see that again. The mysterious woman in black The original single word ‘woman’ has been expanded, and this gives us more information.
The term noun phrase refers to a group of words which act like a noun. Theymodifythe meaning of the noun.
Determiners e.g. a, the, that, my, your, Nouns often have other words in front of them. Adjectives e.g. little, blue, silly Verbs e.g. a buzzingbee Nouns, acting like adjectives e.g. the lemonadebottle
Noun phrases can help to enrich writing. Look at the following passage. The nouns have been highlightedand the describing words underlined. The teacher raised his eyes and looked at the class. The anxiousteacherraised his scared, wide eyesand looked at the angryclass. The sternteacherraised his cold, grey eyesand looked at the noisy class. The kindteacherraised his baby-blue eyesand looked at the lovely class.