Question

Select Noun Phrase if the underlined group of words is a noun phrase. Select Not a Noun Phrase if the underlined group of words is not a noun phrase

Answer 1

1. Noun Phrase

2. Not a Noun Phrase

3. Noun Phrase

4. Not a Noun Phrase

The underlined group of words in the first sentence “my grandmother” is a Noun Phrase which has the syntactic function of direct object. The underlined group of words in the second sentence “The team decided” is made up of a Noun Phrase, but it also includes the verb “decided”. The underlined group of words in the third sentence “Pizza with mushrooms and peppers” is a Noun Phrase which has the syntactic function of Subject. The underlined group of words in the fourth sentence “all around the school” is a prepositional phrase which has the syntactic function of adverbial of place.