It also doesn’t work with proper nouns. A noun phrase is simply a phrase that acts like a noun. Instead of just one word, it will include a noun and several words that act to modify it.

Narrator: Nice use of your nouns there. Beast, lake and boat. How about we expand those noun phrases? Expanded noun phrases tell you more about the noun. So, 'there's a beast' could be expanded to ...

Instead of an infinitive phrase, try using finite verbs or noun phrases. Circumlocutions are commonly used ... The next page contains a list of common circumlocutions along with their concise ...