Chapter 9 tells us that Mrs. Johansen has brought Annemarie, Kirsti and Ellen to stay at her brother's (Henrik) house for a few days. In previous chapters, we find out that Ellen comes to stay with the Johansen's for her own safety. She is to act as the third daughter of the house. When the German soldiers demand evidence that Ellen is actually a Johansen,...
The direct object recieves the action of the verb (ask who or what), so in #12 it would be teammate. In #13 ball receives the action.
Answer:
It is a noun phrase.
Explanation:
This is because a noun is being used here and it has a part of a sentence having no finite verb.