1. Grammar and Usage Lesson #23 CCSS.ELA–LITERACY.L. 1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Noun Phrases

2. A noun phrase consists of a named or unnamed person, place, thing, or idea and any words which modify or identify the noun. It acts as a single part of speech and can be referred to with a single pronoun. Examples: The tired young man (he) asked all his friends (them) to leave.

3. Practice The lazy young men sitting in their plastic lawn chairs did nothing the entire afternoon.

4. Practice The lazy young men sitting in their plastic lawn chairs did nothing the entire afternoon. Practice Answers The lazy, young men sitting in their plastic lawn chairs did nothing the entire afternoon.

5. Writing Application Write your own sentence using a noun phrase.