A group of two or more words that function as one grammatical unit but lack a subject and a verb is called a phrase. Noun phrases have two main parts: a noun,
called the head noun, and modifiers that tell which one or what kind. These
modifiers can appear before the noun, after the noun, or in both places.
A. DIRECTIONS: Underline each noun phrase in these examples from "The Four
Freedoms." Some sentences will have more than one noun phrase. If there is a noun
phrase within a noun phrase, make the shorter one bold.
1. Armed defense of democratic existence is now being gallantly waged in
four continents.

The author attributes papa's unforgivable behavior to which of the following? a. the painful memories connected with his 9-month ordeal in south dakota b. papa's increasing addiction to alcohol c. papa's unfulfilled need to be in charge of something and/or someone d. mama's emotional distance from papa

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?