hich sentence contains both a noun phrase and a verb phrase?(1 point)

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He sat on my grandmother’s favorite armchair.
He sat on my grandmother’s favorite armchair.

Some dog breeds have docked tails.
Some dog breeds have docked tails.

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.

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.

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.

(2 points)
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to reach
to reach

the henhouse
the henhouse

fox jumped
fox jumped

some of my chickens
some of my chickens

gone missing

the henhouse

some of my chickens
gone missing

Which sentence contains both an adjectival phrase and an adverbial phrase?(1 point)

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The athlete made a surprisingly complete recovery from the accident, despite the doctor’s prediction.
The athlete made a surprisingly complete recovery from the accident, despite the doctor’s prediction.

My banged-up old boat can still sail perfectly well through any storm.
My banged-up old boat can still sail perfectly well through any storm.

She shook her head back and forth when the interviewer asked her an invasive question.
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.

The sentence "The pigeons have not landed on my neighbor's balcony in a long time" contains both a noun phrase ("The pigeons") and a verb phrase ("have not landed").

The sentence "The pigeons have not landed on my neighbor's balcony in a long time." contains both a noun phrase and a verb phrase. To identify the noun phrase, we look for a group of words that functions as a noun in the sentence. In this case, "The pigeons" is the noun phrase. Next, we look for the verb phrase, which consists of the main verb and any auxiliary verbs or helping verbs. In this sentence, the verb phrase is "have not landed".