noun phrase
A phrase that has a noun as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a nounA phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.
» This type of noun phrase is called a "concealed question".
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1 sensesA phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.
Many collocations are noun phrases.
Nominalphrase
именно́е словосочета́ниеimennóje slovosočetánije, субстанти́вное словосочета́ниеsubstantívnoje slovosočetánije
- a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
Examples
2 sentencesThis type of noun phrase is called a "concealed question".
It's OK to think of 'five minutes' as a noun phrase, right?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
plural: noun phrases| Singular | noun phrase |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb:nominal phrasenominal
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.