2.6 Noun phrases
Examples of noun phrases are:
 | big cats; several round rings; the girl in the corner; those trees over there; the woman chosen to represent us; the children standing by the door. |
In noun phrases, adjectives generally go before the noun, e.g.:
| some dirty cups
(algunas tazas sucias) |
| three large red balloons
(tres globos grandes de color rojo) |
Prepositional phrases go after the noun, e.g.:
| people with lots of money
(gente con mucho dinero) |
| the girl in the pink dress
(la chica del vestido de color rosa) |
| a house by the river
(una casa al lado del río) |
Present and past participles also go after the noun, e.g.:
| the man sitting next to your mother.
(el hombre sentado al lado de tu madre.) |
(This is an abbreviation of the active expression: The man who is/was sitting next to your mother.)
| The letters delivered this morning.
(las cartas entregadas esta mañana.) |
(This is an abbreviation of the passive expression: The letters that were delivered this morning.)
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