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Noun phrases consist of nouns and words that describe them.
True
False
Noun phrases act as a noun in a sentence.
True
False
Which of these are purposes of noun phrases? (more than one answer)
They describe ideas clearly
They have no purpose at all
They show how an action occurs
They name ideas specifically
A noun phrase in "A horrifying report last week showed that dolphin numbers in the Indian Ocean have fallen by 87% since 1980" is:
have fallen by
A horrifying report
87% since 1980
in the Indian
"Government employees in Abu Dhabi will now have access to the ‘remote work’ system." The noun phrases are: (more than one answer)
Government employees in Abu Dhabi
The 'remote work' system
in Abu Dhabi will now have access
to the 'remote work system'
Nouns identify...
actions
people, places, things, and ideas
"The tour includes three Asian countries." Which is a noun phrase?
includes
The
three Asian countries
The underlined word is:
Everyone in my family loves food.
subject
subject complement
object of a verb
object of a preposition
Identify the noun phrase in this sentence : "The glistening snow covered the field."
the glistening snow
the field
covered
Identify the noun phrase on this sentence : "I want a skate board."
I want
a skate board
board
Identify the noun phrase on this sentence "The yellow house is for sale."
for sale
the yellow house
is for
Identify the noun phrase on this sentence : "The bright red candy is on display."
on display
the bright red candy
red candy on display
Identify the noun phrase on this sentence : "I want a yellow black roller blade."
I want
a yellow black roller blade
roller blade
Identify the noun phrase on this sentence: "The velvet brown sofa is very cozy to sit on."
cozy to sit on
the velvet brown sofa
very cozy to sit
1. The _______, ________ girl stood patiently waiting for her ride
youngest
young, beautiful
small
running girl
A _______, __________ kitten leaped into the air to try and catch the butterfly
playful, white
a fat
White
fluffy
A ______, ________ star burned brightly against the night sky.
brighter
darkest
bright, shining
a little
Where are your ________, _________ socks right now?
clean, white
white socks
school
best
What is the head noun of the underlined noun phrase?
"To their simple, degenerate minds there was only one thing to do when faced by a God more powerful than their own: Convert."
God
powerful
their
own
We can use an Adjective + Nouns to form a noun phrase.
Identify the adjective + noun form:
Example:An experiment done on a small scale = a small-scale experiment
True
False
We can use Noun + Noun
Identify the noun+ noun form:
Example: In the living room there is a coffee table = coffe+table
True
False
I hope to win the _____________.
prize
first prize
Choose the correct noun phrase.
a Jet
a private jet
coffee table
Look at the example of the noun phrase about the mountain bike. Which is the head (main) noun?
bike
frame
mountain
buy
Why do we need to understand phrases and clauses?
Because Mrs. Jordan just loves to make life hard for you with her grammar lessons!
Because they will enhance your writing and give your writing some texture!
The difference between a CLAUSE and a PHRASE is...
a phrase has a subject and a verb and a clause doesn't have a subject and a verb.
a clause has a subject and a verb and a phrase doesn't have both a subject and a verb
a clause and a phrase have subjects but they don't have verbs
a clause and phrase are the same
There is a new typhoon that is about to enter PAR on Wednesday.
What kind of phrase is the underlined group of words?
Adjective phrase
Adverbial phrase
Noun phrase
Verb phrase
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