Noun Phrases

Noun phrases consist of nouns and words that describe them.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Noun phrases act as a noun in a sentence.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Noun phrases are always very long and are at least five words in length.

• True

• False

Which of these are purposes of noun phrases? (more than one answer)

• They describe ideas clearly

• They have no purpose at all

• They show how an action occurs

• They name ideas specifically

Which of these is a noun phrase in the sentence: “I still have the book that she gave me last week.”

• still have the book

• me last week

• the book that she gave me

• she gave me last

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A noun phrase in "A horrifying report last week showed that dolphin numbers in the Indian Ocean have fallen by 87% since 1980" is:

• have fallen by

• A horrifying report

• 87% since 1980

• in the Indian

The noun phrase in "Researchers have created a new cybersecurity defence approach" is

• Researchers have created

• A new cybersecurity defence approach

• created a new cybersecurity

"Government employees in Abu Dhabi will now have access to the ‘remote work’ system." The noun phrases are: (more than one answer)

• Government employees in Abu Dhabi

• The 'remote work' system

• in Abu Dhabi will now have access

• to the 'remote work system'