Question

eEnglish homework

I.Underline Noun phrase in the following sentences :

1)Kiran, the most active boy in the class, is absent today.

2)Lion,the king of the jungle,is a ferocious wild animals.

3)Jimmy,my new pet,never gets tired of playing with me.

4)Rajesh,my elder brother, lives in Delhi.

5)Mount Everest , the highest peak in the world, is located in Nepal.

II. Write the meanings for the given words :

1.futile =
2.reluctantly =
3.exasperately =
4.tattered =
5.mumbling =​

Answer 1

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1)Kiran, the most active boy in the class, is absent today.

• Noun phrase - Kiran, the most active boy.

2)Lion,the king of the jungle,is a ferocious wild animals.

• Noun phrase -Lion,the king of the jungle.

3)Jimmy,my new pet,never gets tired of playing with me.

• Noun phrase -Jimmy, my new pet.

4)Rajesh,my elder brother, lives in Delhi.

• Noun phrase - Rajesh,my elder brother.

5)Mount Everest , the highest peak in the world, is located in Nepal.

• Noun phrase - Mount Everest,the highest peak

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Noun phrase :

• A noun phrase works as a noun.
• It is an expansion of a nominal word.
• It is a group of words (without verb) that is not a sentence itself but acts as noun in a sentence.
• A noun phrase is placed as.

1. Subject of a verb
2. Object of a verb
3. Complement of be verb
4. Complement of a preposition.

• A noun phrase has four parts.

1. determine
2. pre-modifiers
3. head noun
4. postmodifiers

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1.futile = which have no purpose or useless.

2.reluctantly = Unwillingly.

3.exasperately = with frustration.

4.tattered = something in poor condition.

5.mumbling = speaking without opening mouth properly.