Noun Phrase

[Edward]

How can i know the noun phrase in the sentence

[Casiopea]

Welcome.

A noun is a person, a place, or a thing. Ask, "Who or What?", like this,

EX: Sam went to the store to buy bread.

1. Who went to the store to buy bread?
Answer: "Sam" (person) noun

2. Sam went to the what to buy bread?
Answer: "store" (place) noun

3. Sam went to the store to buy what?
Answer: "bread" (thing) noun

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Nouns can function as subjects or objects.
To find out if the noun is acting as a subject, ask, "Who/What" + the verb, like this,

EX: Sam went to the store. ("went" is the verb)
Question: Who went to the store?
Asnwer: "Sam went". Sam is the subject of the verb "went".

To find out if the noun is an object, ask, the verb + "Who/What",

EX: Sam went to the store to buy bread.
Question: Sam went to the store to buy what?
Answer: "to buy bread". Bread is the object of the verb "to buy".