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noun phrase

Group of words that has the grammatical function of a noun - there will also be a noun as the dominant word in the phrase. ‘That old red coat in the cupboard under the stairs has been stolen.’ The words before ‘has’ make a noun phrase. Coat is the dominant noun; all the other words refer to it. A noun clause differs in that it contains a main verb.



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