You will have to discover what word(s) they modify or describe in the sentence. Adjective phrases modify nouns; adverb phrases modify verbs, adjectives, or the whole sentence; and noun phrases act as subjects of sentences or objects of verbs or

Hi, Help me help my daughter understand what a continuous noun is. Sorry, I'm not familiar with this term. Possibly it refers to a noun phrase, eg an old black horse. Possibly it is a technical term in the field of

How can I tell the difference between an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, and a noun phrase?

Someone dedicated to -- committed to Making a difference -- a noun phrase: what the person is committed to

what might be called an indefinte expression? No. By indefinite expression I meant, in essence, an indefinite noun phrase. Thus, the following are indefinite expressions. They typically do not refer to any specific instance of anything: money a

I seem to have read different views on identifying noun phrases. Is it correct that a sentence may have more than one noun head? eg in the sentence "My family lived in Jakarta, in Indonesia.'' there are two noun phrases "My

This question was posted a long time ago. I appreciate your input, nonetheless. As mentioned already, the subject of the independent clause is a noun phrase, not a noun clause. The subject and verb within is what confuses you. The noun

"what I can tell you" is the subject of your second independent clause joined by "but", and is considered a noun clause . The verb of your noun clause is "is". "that it was one day before your birthday" is a

Hi. I think the part "that I love her" is a noun clause. I think it isn't a noun phrase, though.

"It can be interpreted as that I love her . " "It can be understood as that I love her. " as that doesn't work. In these cases, you need a noun phrase after as . Rephrase. It can be as my love for her. CJ