15 Examples of Noun Phrases in Indonesian

In the composition of the Indonesian language, there are three things that fill a complete sentence, namely words, phrases and clauses. These three things are interrelated where the word is the smallest unit while the clause is the largest unit among the three. To complete our discussion in the previous article about types of phrases, so on this occasion we will discuss examples of noun phrases in languageIndonesia, complete with definitions and types.

Phrases are combinations of two or more words in the same sentence. While the meaning of a noun is a noun. So, the meaning of a noun phrase is a combination of two or more nouns in the same sentence, where The combination is an extension of one noun which can be in the form of additional information or complement.

Noun phrases are divided into 3 types, namely as follows:

1. Modified Noun Phrases : a noun phrase whose part of the word is not the same as word others and serve as additional or complementary information.

For example: tiny house, first month, safe, folding bike, automatic motorcycle, watch, basketball, palm and so on.

Example Sentence :

• On first month The college period was very hard for me because I was doing two activities at the same time, namely studying while working.
• Important documents such as house certificates should be kept in safe to be safer from theft and natural disasters.
• For a cycling lover who often changes residence, folding bike can be the right alternative choice as a substitute for a regular bicycle.
• The majority of women choose automatic motorcycle as a choice of vehicle that accompanies their daily activities because of its convenience compared to other types of motorbikes.

2. Coordinative Noun Phrases: a noun phrase in which the whole combination of words acts as a core element that has an equivalent function.

For example: the afterlife, inner birth, clothing, food, rights and obligations, vegetables, and so on.

Example of sentences :

• I'm ready inner birth if indeed father had to leave us forever.
• Mothers who have children of growing age are advised to include: vegetables into the list of mandatory foods every day.
• The government is obliged to ensure the fulfillment of needs food and clothing all the people by managing and controlling the availability of supplies and stocks nationally.
• Each country color has rights and obligations the same as regulated in the 1945 Constitution.
• Live well and right, so that you are safe afterlife.

3. Appositive Noun Phrases: a noun phrase in which part of the word combination acts as a substitute for the core element.

For example: Anton is an exemplary student, the bird of paradise is a rare bird from Irian, Banjarmasin, the city of a thousand rivers, Jakarta is the capital of the country and so on.

Example of sentences :

• Jakarta, the Capital of Indonesia now again hit by floods that have been a seasonal disaster for several years.
• Bird of Paradise, a rare bird from Irian become one of the wealth of animals that are only owned by the state of Indonesia.
• The national flag of Indonesia, Sang Saka Merah Putih is a mandatory item that always fills ceremony Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia August 17th at the State Palace.
• Japan, Land of the Rising Sun, not only famous for the beauty of a million cherry blossoms, but also famous for the country of a million stations.
• Next year's vacation we plan to visit Bali, Island of the Gods.

There is no combination of words in a noun phrase as a predicate but only has one grammatical meaning (non-predicative).

Thus our discussion this time about examples of noun phrases in Indonesian. Hopefully this article is useful.