Noun Phrase
Noun Phrases Often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun : People like to have money. The red apple looks delicious I am tired. Premodifiers But noun phrases can also include: determiners: Those houses are very expensive. quantifiers: I've lived in a lot of houses . numbers: My brother owns two houses. adjectives: I love old houses . These parts of the noun phrase are called premodifiers because they go before the noun . We use premodifiers in this order: determiners and quantifiers > numbers > adjectives + NOUNS For example: Determiners and quantifiers Numbers Adjectives NOUNS The six children Our young children Six