NOUN PHRASE MODIFIER

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What is NOUN?• A NOUN is word used to name a person, animal, place

thing, and abstract idea • The underline words in the following examples are all

nouns

Ex :• Our neighbor bought a new car last month• The library at Alexandria was destroyed in 48 B.C• Information is important for everybody

What is NOUN PHRASE ?- Phrase is a group of words in this case means more than

one word.- Noun Phrase is a phrase(group of words) which has a

noun as a head word.

Ex:• two books• much money• the beautiful woman who teaches English• the man standing there• the students in the class

Modifier- Words which come before a head word are called

Pre Modifier.- Placed between the determiner and the head noun :

adjectives, noun, participle, etc- Form • PreModifier-----H ----- Post Modifier

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Adjective Noun

Very beautiful girl It is an office chair(a chair for an office)  

Extremly man May I have a soup spoon (a spoon for soup)

Good day Ring the door bell. (the bell of the door)

Hot issue He rides a mountain bike.  (a bike for mountains)

Handsome man It is a picnic table.   (a table for a picnic)

Present participle(may be used to modify a noun

and express a process that is still in action.)

Past participle(may be used to modify a

noun and express a completed state. )

This is  a  roasting chicken This is a roasted chicken

Frying potatoes smell delicious. Fried potatoes would taste good right now

Falling trees are a danger to hikers.

Fallen trees littered the forest floor.

Number (A number, a determiner, 

tells us how many items are in the set.  In this sense, it is a

modifier. )

Colour

Two days Blue eye

Three ministers Green leaf

The first person Red chair

The second woman Dark skin

Form

• Ex : Beberapa pemain muda sepakbola inggris yang besar

• Some big young English football player

Determiner Observation Physical Description Origin Material Qualifier Noun

Size Shape Age Colour

Exercise Read to the two sentences, repeat the first

one & include an appropriate modifier.

Ex: its a class.its small (it’s a small class)

1. They’re classes. They’re large.

2. It’s a class. We learn grammar here.

3. Its an egg. Its fried.

4. Its soup. Its hot.

• - Abbas, Azwar . Basic English Structure. 2007.Yogyakarta

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