Which sentence contains both a noun phrase and a verb phrase?
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. 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. Some dog breeds have docked tails.
Some dog breeds have docked tails.
What is a participial phrase?
a phrase that begins with a participle and acts like an adjective a phrase that begins with a participle and acts like an adjective a set of two or more words that add detail to a verb and together function as an adverb a set of two or more words that add detail to a verb and together function as an adverb a word that precedes a noun and expresses a relationship between two parts of a clause or sentence a word that precedes a noun and expresses a relationship between two parts of a clause or sentence a set of two or more words that together function like a noun
A phrase that begins with a participle and acts like an adjective
The sentence "He sat on my grandmother's favorite armchair." contains both a noun phrase ("my grandmother's favorite armchair") and a verb phrase ("He sat").
The sentence that contains both a noun phrase and a verb phrase is: "He sat on my grandmother's favorite armchair."
To identify the noun phrase in this sentence, we look for a group of words that functions as a subject or an object in the sentence. In this case, "my grandmother's favorite armchair" is the noun phrase. It consists of the possessive pronoun "my," followed by the noun "grandmother's," and the adjective "favorite," all modifying the noun "armchair."
To identify the verb phrase, we look for a group of words that includes the main verb and any auxiliary verbs or helping verbs. In this case, the verb phrase is "sat on." The main verb is "sat," and "on" is a preposition acting as a particle in the phrasal verb "sat on."
Therefore, the sentence "He sat on my grandmother's favorite armchair" contains both a noun phrase ("my grandmother's favorite armchair") and a verb phrase ("sat on").