Noun Phrase Practice

How many Noun Phrases are there in this sentence? "The angry teacher ordered complete silence."

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Find the Noun Phrases: "The students forgot their late homework."

• The students

• forgot his

• their late homework.

• Both "The students" and "their late homework."

Choose the correct definition of a noun phrase: 

• A word  that names a person, place, thing, or idea
• A noun phrase is a group of words that serves the same purpose as a noun.
• a word that describes or gives more information about a verb
• a word that describes a noun or pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

Noun identifies...

• actions

• people, places, things, and ideas

Noun phrases includes a NOUN and the words that modify (describe) it.

• True

• False

• Not Given

There is a new typhoon that is about to enter the city on Wednesday.

What kind of phrase is the underlined group of words?

• Adjective phrase

• Adverbial phrase

• Noun phrase

• Verb phrase

"The tour includes three Asian countries." Which one is a noun phrase?

• includes

• The

• three Asian countries

• tour

What is the structure of this noun phrase?

"My best friend who lives in India"

• Det - pre mod - noun - post mod

• det - noun - post mod

• det - noun

• pre mod - noun - post mod

What is the structure of this noun phrase?

"His mother"

• Det - pre mod - noun - post mod

• det - noun - post mod

• det - noun

• pre mod - noun - post mod

What is the function of this NP?

The manager who loves Italian food, serves us a plate of spaghetti.

• Subject

• Apposition

• DO

• OC