Which sentence contains both a noun phrase and a verb phrase?
Responses
You can find frogs and insects by the pond if you look closely enough.
You can find frogs and insects by the pond if you look closely enough.
He sat on my grandmother’s favorite armchair.
He sat on my grandmother’s favorite armchair.
The pigeons have not landed on my neighbor’s balcony in a long time.
The pigeons have not landed on my neighbor’s balcony in a long time.
Some dog breeds have docked tails.
Some dog breeds have docked tails.
Use the sentence to answer the question.
The fox jumped over my lazy dog to reach the henhouse, and now some of my chickens have gone missing.
What are the noun phrases in the sentence? Select the three correct answers.
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my lazy dog
my lazy dog
the henhouse
the henhouse
to reach
to reach
gone missing
gone missing
fox jumped
fox jumped
some of my chickens
my lazy dog, the henhouse, some of my chickens
Which sentence contains both an adjectival phrase and an adverbial phrase?
My banged-up old boat can still sail perfectly well through any storm.
The athlete made a surprisingly complete recovery from the accident, despite the doctor’s prediction.
She shook her head back and forth when the interviewer asked her an invasive question.
Many animals have a keener sense of smell than humans do.