A noun phrase can be a single word-just the noun-or more than one word. Noun phrases can function in several different ways in a sentence. ... Each of these phrases contains a noun (house, board, snow). The other words modify the noun.
Example : 1. No one can guess the time of his arrival.
No one can guess when he will arrive.(italics)
2. Nobody knows the reason of his failure.
Nobody knows why he failed.(italics)
