Noun Phrases Quiz (UH 4)

Karen lives in ______________.

• a small yellow house

• a small house yellow

• a house small yellow

• a house of yellow small

Find the Noun Phrase: "I love eating lots of junk food." 

• I love

• lots of junk food

• junk food

• eating lots

The head of each noun phrase is in bold. How are these noun phrases post modified?

The amount of money goes up every year.

• verb-ing phrase

• relative clause

• prepositional phrase

• to infinitive

Complete the phrase!

An excellent ... ... square refrigerator

• big tall

• big silver

• big expensive

• big modern

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

How many non phrases do you see in the sentence:

Drinking water is good for our health.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is a NOUN PHRASE

• is a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object.

• is a group of words that describe a noun or pronoun in a sentence.

• is a group of words that functions as an adverb.

• a group of words that functions as a noun.

A noun phrase is formed from the combination of all these except

• possessive

• adjective

• verb

• noun

What are the formulas for noun phrase in the right order?

• Determiner+Head+Post-modifier

• Determiner+Head+Pre-modifier+Post-modifier

• Pre-modifier+Determiner+Head

• Determiner+Pre-modifier+Head+Post-modifier

Which of these is a noun phrase in the sentence: "The girl wearing skirt is Sarah"

• The girl

• Wearing skirt

• The girl wearing skirt

• Sarah