Does a noun phrase have a verb?

Answer 1

No, a noun phrase does not have a verb; if there is a verb, it is probably a noun clause.

A noun phrase is any word or group of words based on a noun or pronoun that can function in a sentence as a subject, object or prepositional object. A noun phrase can be one word or many words.

She is coming. She is coming to the meeting. She is coming to the meeting with the board of directors.

A noun clause is any group of words that contains a subject and a verb but can't stand on it's own. A noun clause is a subordinate clause that is usually introduced by a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun.

Freddie slipped some hamburger to the dog who was begging under the picnic table.

Answer 2

The verb or verb phrase tells you what the noun does or it can tell you more about the noun. Examples:

Mary is my sister. The verb is tells you that more information about Mary will follow.

Mary met my sister. The verb met doesn't tell you more about Mary it tells what she did.

Answer 3

No, a noun phrase is a group of words related to a noun or pronoun, excluding a verb. A noun phrase functions as the noun itself, as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.

A noun clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that is not a complete thought, that can't stand on its own as a sentence. A noun clause gives additional information about the noun or pronoun that it relates to.

EXAMPLES

noun phrase: My grandmother's apple pie is the best. (the noun phrase 'my grandmother's apple pie' is the subject of the sentence; the simple subject is 'pie')

noun clause: The apple pie that my grandmother makes is the best. (the noun clause 'that my grandmother makes' gives information about the subject 'pie'; the subject of the clause is 'grandmother', the verb of the clause is 'makes')