Noun Phrases in Sentence Writing

The four collocation patterns of a noun phrase:

1. Noun + Noun (main)
2. Adverb + Adjective + Noun
3. Adjective + Preposition + Noun
4. Noun + Preposition + Noun

In a basic sentence structure, i.e. Subject + Verb + Object, the collocation pattern 1 can map well into the subject position of the sentence; whereas as the other two patterns can take the object position of the sentence to elaborate the meaning of the subject.

1. Health service
2. very healthy lifestyle
3. protected against diseases
4. risk of death

Sample Sentences

• The Health service (Noun +Noun) //promotes (Verb) //a very healthy lifestyle (Adverb + Adjective + Noun).
• Good lifestyle habits (Adjective + Noun + Noun)//help (Verb) // protected against diseases ( Adjective + Preposition + Noun) .