Question

Select Noun Phrase if the underlined group of words is a noun phrase. Select Not a Noun Phrase if the underlined group of words is not a noun phrase.

Sentence Noun Phrase Not A Noun Phrase
Elise picked a lovely bouquet (OF FLOWERS )
(THE PAINT ON THE WALLS OF THIS ROOM) is terrible.
Desmond finished packing (HIS LUNCH) very quickly.
(WHILE YAWNING), Davion asked to be excused from dinner.

Answer 1

noun phrase
noun phrase
noun phrase
not a noun phrase

Answer 2

A noun phrase consists of a noun and, many-a-times, the modifiers that distinguish it.   Modifiers might include adjective clauses, infinitives, prepositional phrases, and/or participle phrases.

The  general functions related to noun phrases are mentioned below.

• As a subject;
• As a direct object;
• As an object of a preposition;
• As an indirect object.

Anyhow, the answers are:

1. (OF FLOWERS )

Noun phrase- As a direct object.

2. (THE PAINT ON THE WALLS OF THIS ROOM)

Noun phrase- As a subject.

3. (HIS LUNCH)

Noun phrase- As a direct object.

(WHILE YAWNING)

-Not a noun Phrase, the bold word is a verb.