| Slots | predeterminer, determiner, number, adjective, noun modifier, head noun | all the other ten new bus drivers |
| Order | ordinal before cardinal; all, both and half before the determiner | the first three days / all my friends |
| After the noun | prepositional phrase, to-infinitive, that-clause, of-phrase, apposition | a chance to win / the house on the hill |
| Before the noun | singular noun modifier, -ing or -ed adjective; three at most | a bus ticket / a broken window |
| As the head | an adjective, one or mine can stand for the whole phrase | The injured were treated quickly. / I'll take the red one. |
| C1Nominalisation | a noun names the action; its object follows with of | They destroyed the city. → the destruction of the city |
| C1Light verb | a general verb carries the action of the noun | make a decision / carry out an analysis |
| C1Shell noun | a noun sums up an earlier clause | The company cut prices. This move surprised its rivals. |
| C1Register | verbs in speech, nouns in formal and academic writing | We analysed (US: analyzed) the data. ≠ An analysis of the data was performed. |
| C2Headline stack | the last noun is the head; the others modify | Government job cuts plan row |
| C2Of and a noun | of and an abstract noun do the work of an adjective | a man of means / a matter of urgency |
| Trap | the unit stays singular before a noun | a five-day course |