Identifying Noun and Verb Phrases

Which of the following is an example of a noun phrase?

• the small green banana

• running in the park

• jumping high in the sky

• the big red apple

Choose the correct noun phrase in the sentence: The cat chased the mouse.

• a tree

• the dog

• a bird

• the cat

Identify the verb phrase in the sentence: I have been studying for hours.

• have studying

• I have

• have been studying

• for hours

Which of the following is a verb phrase?

• was walking

• has eaten

• am sleeping

• is running

Choose the correct verb phrase in the sentence: They have finished their homework.

Identify the noun phrase in the sentence: The old man with a cane walked slowly.

• the old man

• with a cane

• the old man with a cane

• walked slowly

Which of the following is an example of a noun phrase?

• the big red apple

• jumping high in the sky

• running in the park

• the small green banana

Choose the correct noun phrase in the sentence: The students Jackson, Harper, and Benjamin are studying for the exam.

• The students Jackson, Harper, and Benjamin

• The teachers

• The books

• The pencils

Identify the verb phrase in the sentence: She will be going to the party tonight.

• is going

• has gone

• will be coming

• will be going

Which of the following is a verb phrase?

• am sleeping

• is running

• was walking

• has eaten