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The term '50 feet' (fifty feet) is a noun phrase, a group of words based on a noun that functions as a unit in a sentence.

The noun phrase '50 feet' is made up of the noun 'feet' modified by the adjective '50' (fifty).

As an object, the noun phrase '50 feet' can function as the object of a verb or a preposition.

A noun phrase can also function as the subject of a sentence or a clause.

Examples:

We ran 50 feet of cable this morning. (direct object of the verb 'ran')

He estimated the distance at 50 feet. (object of the preposition 'at')

50 feet is the amount of rope needed. (subject of the sentence)

There's nothing that 50 feet of duct tape won't fix. (subject of the relative clause)

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