Question

Identify the kinds of the underlined phrases.
1. The noisy backbenchers were punished.
2. Siya read extremely slowly in the class.
3. The soldiers on the horses have been decorated
with medals.
It started to rain quite suddenly
5. The band played my all-time favourite song.
6. The terrified shopkeepers pulled down their shutters.
7. The players warmed themselves up before the race
8. The sunbeams came in through the tall glazed window.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

No. 1 Noun phrase

No. 2 Adverb phrase

No. 3 Prepositional phrase

No. 4 Adverbs phrase

No. 5 Adjective phrase

No. 6 Noun phrase

No. 7 Prepositional phrase

No. 8 Adjective phrase

Answer 2

Answer:

See the explanation.

Explanation:

We know that a phrase is a combination of words that act together as a grammatical unit. It can consist of a single word or a complete sentence.

Now we know that there are 6 general types of phrases.

Here in this question, we have been asked to identify which phrase is present in the given sentences.

So the answer is as follows:  

1. Noun phrase
2. Adverb phrase
3. Prepositional phrase
4. Adverb phrase
5. Adjective phrase
6. Noun phrase
7. Prepositional phrase
8. Adjective phrase