* Noun groups can be
the subject, object, or complement of a verb, or the object of a preposition.
* Noun groups can be nouns on their own, but
often include other words such as determiners, numbers, and adjectives.
* Noun groups can also be pronouns.
* Singular noun groups take singular verbs,
plural noun groups take plural verbs.
1 Noun groups are used to say which people or
things you are talking about. They can be the subject or object of a verb.
Strawberries are very
expensive now.
Keith likes
strawberries.
A noun group can
also be the complement of a link verb such as `be', `become', `feel', or
`seem'.
She became champion
in 1964.
He seemed a nice man.
A noun group can be
used after a preposition, and is often called the object of the preposition.
I saw him in town.
She was very ill for
six months.
2 A noun group can be a noun on its own, but it
often includes other words. A noun group can have a determiner such as `the' or
`a'. You put determiners at the beginning of the noun group.
The girls were not in
the house.
He was eating an
apple.
3 A noun group can include an adjective. You
usually put the adjective in front of the noun.
He was using blue
ink.
I like living in a
big city.
Sometimes you can use another noun in front of the noun.
I like chocolate
cake.
She wanted a job in
the oil industry.
A noun with 's (apostrophe s) is used in front
of another noun to show who or what something belongs to or is connected with.
I held Sheila's hand
very tightly.
He pressed a button
on the ship's radio.
4 A noun group can also have an adverbial, a
relative clause, or a `to'-infinitive clause after it, which makes it more
precise.
I spoke to a girl in
a dark grey dress.
She wrote to the man
who employed me.
I was trying to think
of a way to stop him.
A common adverbial
used after a noun is a prepositional phrase beginning with `of'.
He tied the rope to a
large block of stone.
The front door of the
house was wide open.
I hated the idea of
leaving him alone.
Participles and some adjectives can also be used after a noun.
See Units 19 and 29.
She pointed to the
three cards lying on the table.
He is the only man
available.
5 Numbers come after determiners and before
adjectives.
I had to pay a
thousand dollars.
Three tall men came
out of the shed.
6 A noun group can also be a pronoun. You often
use a pronoun when you are referring back to a person or thing that you have
already mentioned.
I've got two boys,
and they both enjoy playing football.
You also use a
pronoun when you do not know who the person or thing is, or do not want to be precise.
Someone is coming to
mend it tomorrow.
7 A noun group can refer to one or more people
or things. Many nouns have a singular form referring to one person or thing,
and a plural form referring to more than one person or thing.
See Unit 4.
My dog never bites
people.
She likes dogs.
Similarly, different
pronouns are used in the singular and in the plural.
I am going home now.
We want more money.
When a singular noun group is the subject, it takes a singular verb.
When a plural noun group is the subject, it takes a plural verb.
His son plays
football for the school.
Her letters are
always very short.
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