Noun and Adjective Phrases

The video tutorial explains the differences between noun phrases and adjective phrases, focusing on their headwords. Noun phrases center around a noun or pronoun, functioning as subjects, objects, or complements, while adjective phrases center around an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun. The tutorial provides examples and discusses the position and structure of these phrases, including the presence of determiners and modifiers. It concludes with a substitution test to identify each type of phrase.

What is the key element that determines whether a phrase is a noun phrase or an adjective phrase?

• The position of the phrase in a sentence

• The presence of a verb in the phrase

• The headword of the phrase

• The number of words in the phrase

In a noun phrase, what role does the headword typically play?

• It functions as a subject, object, or complement

• It acts as a verb

• It modifies an adjective

• It is always an adverb

Which of the following is an example of a noun phrase?

• Very bright red

• The bright red ball

• Extremely fragrant

• Quite interesting to watch

What is the headword in the adjective phrase 'very bright red'?

• Very

• Bright

• Red

• Ball

In the phrase 'the beautiful fragrant flower', which word is the headword?

• Beautiful

• Flower

• The

• Fragrant

How do noun phrases and adjective phrases differ in their typical positions relative to the noun?

• Noun phrases have the noun as central with modifiers usually preceding it

• Adjective phrases never appear after a linking verb

• Adjective phrases always precede the noun

• Noun phrases always follow the noun

Which of the following is true about determiners in noun phrases?

• They modify the adjective

• They are only used in adjective phrases

• They specify the noun

• They are always absent

What is a common feature of adjective phrases regarding determiners?

• They end with a determiner

• They always start with a determiner

• They never include determiners

• They often include determiners

Which of the following can be part of an expanded noun phrase?

• Only adjectives

• Only determiners

• Only adverbs

• Prepositional phrases and relative clauses

What is an example of an expanded adjective phrase?

• A bright sunny day

• Quite interesting to watch

• The large cat slept

• The book on the table