Noun phrases are groups of words that are created around a head noun to which are added determiners and modifiers. Determiners are words that introduce nouns, noun phrases or pronouns.

Learn and revise sentence types and clauses, nouns, adjectives and verbs with this BBC Bitesize GCSE English Language (Eduqas) study guide.

“Or” is similar to “and” — it’s a conjunction that can join nouns. But instead of combining the nouns to form a plural subject, it excludes one of the nouns.

Grammatical objects Whether simply nouns, noun phrases or pronouns, when any two of the above are linked by the word ‘and’, they create compound subjects. For example ; “President Uhuru ...