Sir John Newman was a man of letters. Identify the underlined word here:

The correct answer is: Noun Phrase:

Definition of phrase:
A phrase is a group of words which has no subject and finite verb and acts as a small element of a sentence.

Noun Phrase:
কোন Phrase এ যদি Noun এর অর্থই প্রাধান্য লাভ করে তাকে Noun Phrase বলে। সাধারণত, কোন বাক্যে এগুলো Subject, Object, Complement কিংবা Preposition এর object ‍রুপে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

Example:
- To walk in the morning is good exercise. (As subject)
- He is a full-time worker. (As complement)
- The man gave him food and clothing. (As object)
- He came with one of his friends. (As object of preposition.)

Source: A passage to the English Language by S.M Zakir Hussain.