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http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/noun_verb_phrases.html
http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/noun_phrases.htm

Examples of Noun Phrases

Noun phrases are extremely common.
A noun with any sort of modifier (including just a number or an article) is a noun phrase.
Here are some examples of noun phrases:

S + V + O           
S(device) + V (is) + O / Subject complement ( mirror )

• The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it. (Dudley Moore, 1935-2002)
  (In this example, the first noun phrase is the subject, and the second is a subject complement.) 
  
  
  •  The best defense against the atom bomb is not to be there when it goes off. (Anon)
(In this example, there is a noun phrase within a noun phrase. The noun phrase the atom bomb is the object of the preposition against. The prepositional phrase against the atom bomb modifies defense.)

• I don't have a bank account, because I don't know my mother's maiden name. (Paula Poundstone)

(In this example, both noun phrases are direct objects.)



• Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. (Albert Einstein, 1879-1955)