Let’s see that again. The mysterious woman in black The original single word ‘woman’ has been expanded, and this gives us more information.

The term noun phrase refers to a group of words which act like a noun. They modify the meaning of the noun.

Nouns, acting like adjectives Determiners e.g. a, the, that, my, your, Nouns often have other words in front of them. Adjectives e.g. little, blue, silly Verbs e.g. a buzzing bee Nouns, acting like adjectives e.g. the lemonade bottle

The nouns have been highlighted and the describing words underlined. Noun phrases can help to enrich writing. Look at the following passage. The nouns have been highlighted and the describing words underlined. The teacher raised his eyes and looked at the class. The stern teacher raised his cold, grey eyes and looked at the noisy class. The anxious teacher raised his scared, wide eyes and looked at the angry class. The kind teacher raised his baby-blue eyes and looked at the lovely class.