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00:00Hi friends! Today we will learn about the various functions of the noun phrases. So let's start!
00:11A phrase is a group of words that does not make a complete sense.
00:17For example, my country, to the park, to have dinner, nice boy, etc.
00:27So, such group of words that do not make a complete sense are known as phrases.
00:35A phrase does not form a complete sentence.
00:39It's just a part of a complete sentence and cannot stand as a complete sentence.
00:46The phrases are of many types.
00:50Noun phrase
00:52Verb phrase
00:54Prepositional phrase
00:56Adjective phrase and a verbial phrase
01:01Now we will learn about the noun phrase and its different functions within a sentence.
01:07Noun phrase
01:09A noun phrase must have a noun, but it may also contain some other words which modify it or give more information about it.
01:20Such as articles, adjectives, participles, and possessive pronouns.
01:28Let's see some examples of noun phrases to learn better.
01:34My mother
01:36My mother is a phrase in which mother is a noun and my is a possessive pronoun.
01:45So, this phrase is a noun phrase.
01:50Your brother
01:52Here, the phrase, your brother, is a noun phrase as it contains a noun, brother, and a possessive pronoun, your.
02:05All the kids
02:07Here, the phrase, all the kids, is a noun phrase as it contains a noun, kids, but it also contains two determiners, all and the.
02:21A noun phrase can perform more than one function in a sentence.
02:27These are a few functions of noun phrases.
02:30A noun phrase can act as a subject.
02:35A noun phrase can act as a direct object.
02:39A noun phrase can act as an indirect object.
02:44A noun phrase acts as the object of a preposition.
02:49Now, let's see some sentences with the noun phrases acting as the subject.
02:56The red house down the street is beautiful.
03:01Here, the phrase, the red house, is a noun phrase as it contains a noun, house.
03:09In the words, the and red describe the noun, house.
03:15And it is acting as the subject of the sentence here.
03:20As the red house is the thing which is being talked about in this sentence.
03:26So, a noun phrase can act as the subject of a sentence.
03:32The cute dog across the street is mine.
03:36The cute dog is a noun phrase. It contains a noun, dog.
03:42In the words, the and cute describe the noun, dog.
03:48And it is acting as the subject of the sentence here.
03:53The big blue umbrella is very costly.
03:57The phrase, the big blue umbrella, is a noun phrase as it contains a noun, umbrella.
04:05In the words, the, big, and blue describe the noun, umbrella.
04:12And it is acting as the subject of the sentence here.
04:17The inkpot is empty.
04:19Here, the phrase, the inkpot, is a noun phrase. It contains a noun, inkpot.
04:27And the word, the, is an article.
04:32And it is acting as the subject of the sentence here.
04:37Now, let's see some sentences in which noun phrases are acting as a direct object.
04:45I want a swimming costume.
04:48Here, the phrase, a swimming costume, is a noun phrase as it contains a noun, costume.
04:57And the words, a, and swimming, describe the noun, costume.
05:03And it is acting as a direct object in the sentence.
05:08The boy kicked the ball.
05:12Here, the phrase, the ball, is a noun phrase. And it is acting as a direct object in the sentence.
05:26Here, the phrase, the letter, is a noun phrase. And it is acting as a direct object in the sentence.
05:35I ate a candy.
05:38Here, the phrase, a candy, is a noun phrase. And it is acting as a direct object in the sentence.
05:47So, a noun phrase also acts as a direct object in a sentence.
05:53Now, let's see how a noun phrase acts as an indirect object in the sentence.
06:00Leanna gave the little girl a toffee.
06:04In this sentence, we have two noun phrases.
06:08One is, the little girl. And the other one is, a toffee.
06:15The verb in the sentence is, gave. And the direct object, that is, the action of giving, is done upon the toffee.
06:25So, a toffee is a noun phrase acting as the direct object in the sentence.
06:33And the recipient of this direct object is, the little girl.
06:38So, this noun phrase, the little girl, is the indirect object in the sentence.
06:48Here, we have another example.
06:52John gave his brother a present.
06:55In this sentence, we have two noun phrases.
06:59One is, his brother. And the other one is, a present.
07:05The verb in the sentence is, gave. And the action of giving is done upon present.
07:12So, a present is a direct object in this sentence.
07:18And the recipient of this direct object is, his brother.
07:24So, his brother is acting as the indirect object in the sentence.
07:31Here, we have another example.
07:39We gifted our mom a red gown.
07:43In this sentence, we have two noun phrases.
07:48Our mom and a red gown.
07:51And the verb in the sentence is, gifted.
07:56And the action of giving is done upon a red gown.
08:01So, a red gown is a direct object in the sentence.
08:08The recipient of this red gown is our mom.
08:14So, our mom is acting as the indirect object in this sentence.
08:21So, we learned a noun phrase can act as a direct object in the sentence,
08:29and also as an indirect object in the sentence.
08:33Now, we will see how noun phrases act as the object of a preposition in a sentence.
08:41She drove off in a car.
08:44In this statement, a car is a noun phrase which is coming after the preposition, in.
08:52So, it is acting as the object of the preposition, in.
08:59The airplane flew over the river.
09:03Here, the river is a noun phrase which is acting as the object of the preposition, over.
09:22The dog ran across the road.
09:25In this sentence, the road is a noun phrase which is acting as the object of the preposition, across.
09:34Did you place the box on the table?
09:38In this statement, the table is a noun phrase which is acting as the object of the preposition, on.
09:48So, noun phrases can also act as the object of a preposition.
09:55So, friends, we learned that a noun phrase is a phrase in which a noun acts as the head,
10:02that is, the main word in the phrase.
10:05And it may also contain some words that modify that noun, or give more information about it,
10:13like articles, adjectives, participles, and possessive pronouns.
10:21And we also learned that there are four major functions of noun phrases.
10:26It can act as the subject of a sentence, it can act as a direct object, it can act as an indirect object,
10:36or it can act as the object of a preposition.
10:41Now you may go ahead and take a quiz to learn more.
10:45Bye-bye!