Question

Circle the noun phrase in each sentence. 1- the boy with a blue cap is Patrick. 2- the boy in the blue shirt is my students.

Answer 1

Given :-  

1. The boy with a blue cap is Patrick.  

2. The boy in the blue shirt is my student.  

To Find :-  

The noun phrase in the given sentences  

Answers :-  

1. The boy with a blue cap is Patrick  

Noun Phrase - The boy with a blue cap

2. The boy in the blue shirt is my student  

Noun phrase – the boy in the blue shirt  

Explanation :-  

★  We know that Noun phrases perform function of a single noun or pronoun in a sentence .  

★  A noun is the headword of a noun phrase  

★  It mainly gives us answer of who ? and what ?  

★  All the words which precede the noun in a noun phrase are called pre-modifiers  

★  All the words that follow the noun in a noun phrase are called post-modifiers

Formation of noun Phrase ::  

1. Noun + prepositional phrase  

Example :  

• The man with the bird  
• The vegetable from the supermarket  

2. Noun + participle  

Example :  

• The girl talking on the phone  
• The woman dressed in white and green  

3. Noun + Complement

Example :  

• A host of daffodils  
• A purpose of your visit  

4. Noun + relative clause  

Example :  

• The cow that jumped over the fence  
• The player who won the medal  

5. Apposition  

Example :

• My cousin mohit , the mischievous one , lives over there  

• William blake the romantic poet , was a creative genius  

Answer 2

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Circle the noun phrase in each sentence.

1- the boy with a blue cap is Patrick.

2- the boy in the blue shirt is my students.

Note:

• Noun phrase is underlined and bolded instead of circling .

Explanation:

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