A phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb; it is usually headed by a noun, (including pronouns), with any associated dependents such as determiners or modifiers. ;Examples , The term “noun phrase” itself , “Fred” in “Fred fell asleep at the keyboard.” , “The day Fred . . . keyboard” in “The day Fred fell asleep at the keyboard was very hot, and he had had too much to drink at lunchtime.” ;Additional examples: , banana (a noun) , big bananas (an adjective big, and a plural noun) , a big banana (an article a, an adjective and a singular noun) , this big banana (a determiner this, an adjective and a singular noun) , a very big banana (an article, an adverb very, defining an adjective, and a singular noun) , a very big banana that tastes great (an article, an adverb defining an adjective, and a singular noun; followed by a relative clause made up of a relative pronoun that, a verb tastes, and an adjective great)
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