Answer: The noun phrases are "These three days", "their efforts to wipe away" and "Each decoration", while the verb phrases are "have been celebrating" and "are considered".
Explanation: A noun phrase is a group of words that includes a noun, which acts as the head. The noun is modified by other word classes, such as adjectives or determiners. For instance, <u>"these three days", "their efforts to wipe away" and "each decoration" are all noun phrases because they have nouns as their heads</u> ("days", "efforts" and "decoration" respectively). The nouns in these phrases have been premodified and postmodified. In contrast, a verb phrase contains an auxiliary verb and a main verb. For example,<u> in "have been celebrating" and "are considered", "celebrating" and "considered" are the main verbs. </u>
The answer for this problem is going to be C.
<span>C. I, II, and IV
</span><span>I. “My best friend and I knew that we were going to grow up to be ugly.”
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II. “First, our heads got large, but our necks wavered, frail as crisp tulips.”
IV. “My gangly arms nearly touched my kneecaps.”
"Dad looked more Jeremy than Tom Cruise"
"Danced on my taste buds"
