noun phrase

The nucleus of the sentence I wrote was a noun phrase.
Le noyau de la phrase que j'ai écrite était un syntagme nominal.
The noun phrase contains two subjects.
Le syntagme nominal contient deux sujets.
Possession is expressed with the enclitic -s, which attaches to the end of a (possibly complex) noun phrase.
La possession est exprimée dans l'enclitique-s, qui est attachée à la fin d'une (peut-être complexe) noun phrase.
The noun phrase sur la fenestro acts as a circumstancial compliment of location (and therefore has the preposition of location sur).
Le groupe nominal sur la fenestro joue le rôle d’adjectif locatif (et a donc la préposition locative sur).
The noun phrase "a lot of people" takes a plural verb.
Le groupe nominal « a lot of people » exige un verbe au pluriel.
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