The underlined group of words in the first sentence “my grandmother” <u>is a Noun Phrase</u> 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” <u>is a Noun Phrase</u> 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.
