🎁BACK-TO-SCHOOL DEAL. Subscribe Now to get 40% OFF at only 8.49 USD/month, only valid until Sep 30th, 2024

Question

Question
Identifying Noun Phrases and Verb Phrases Read the sentences below. Then, indicate whether each underlined phrase is a noun phrase or a verb phrase by placing it into the correct category. square square My cat chased the mouse The frightened mouse hid under the rug Frustrated, the angry cat stalked off

Asked By VelvetStarlight36 at

Answered By Expert

Allen

Expert · 1.5k answers · 1k people helped

Answer

Noun Phrases: My cat, the mouse, the frightened mouse, under the rug, the angry cat. Verb Phrases: chased, hid, frustrated, stalked off.

Explanation

In the given sentences, we are asked to identify the nou phrases and verb phrases. A nou phrase is a group of words that functions in a sentence as subject, object, or prepositional object. It is a phrse that has a nou (or pronoun) as its head or perfms the same grammatical function as such a phrse. A verb phrase is a syntactic unit composed of at least one verb and the dependents—objects, complements, and other modifiers—but not always including the subject.1. "My cat" is a nou phrase. It consists of a possessive pronoun "my" and a nou "cat", which together function as the subject of the sentence.2. "Chased" is a verb phrase. It is the main verb of the sentence, indicating the action performed by the subject "my cat".3. "The mouse" is a nou phrase. It consists of the definite article "the" and a nou "mouse", which together function as the object of the verb "chased".4. "Hid" is a verb phrase. It is the main verb of the second sentence, indicating the action performed by the subject "the frightened mouse".5. "Under the rug" is a nou phrase. It consists of a preposition "under", the definite article "the", and a nou "rug", which together function as the object of the preposition "under", indicating the location where the mouse hid.6. "Frustrated" is a verb phrase. It is a pst participle used as an adjective to describe the nou "the angry cat".7. "The angry cat" is a nou phrase. It consists of the definite article "the", an adjective "angry", and a nou "cat", which together function as the subject of the sentence.8. "Stalked off" is a verb phrase. It consists of the main verb "stalked" and the adverb "off", indicating the action performed by the subject "the angry cat".