1. A grammatical unit consisting of a noun and any modifiers (such as adjectives, determiners, or prepositional phrases) that function together as a single unit in a sentence
In the sentence 'The big red house on the corner is beautiful,' 'the big red house on the corner' is a noun phrase
Na frase 'A grande casa vermelha no canto é bonita,' 'a grande casa vermelha no canto' é um sintagma nominal
2. A phrase in which a noun is the head word and other words modify or specify it
Examples of noun phrases include 'my best friend,' 'several important documents,' and 'that very tall building'
Exemplos de sintagmas nominais incluem 'meu melhor amigo,' 'vários documentos importantes' e 'aquele edifício muito alto'