C) older, older. The younger the layers, the least likely you are to find any fossils; since fossils are very old, you would expect to find them in older layers.
The answer would be C because when you look up the word it says shortness and also it makes the most sense.
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” <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.
The answer to the question is d