Using Nouns and Noun Phrases
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A noun is a word for a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. Specific nouns make writing clear.
bowler alley ball bowling
A noun phrase is a group of words that functions as a single noun. A noun phrase might consist of a noun and one or more modifying words.