1. Define noun phrase. 2. How do you determine whether a phrase is a noun phrase?

3.List five different ways a noun phrase can function in a sentence.

4. When should an appositive phrase be enclosed by commas? When should it not?

5. Define verb phrase.

6. Write one verb phrase that contains each of the following:

form of to be

form of have

form of do

modal auxiliary (may, might, must, can, could, shall, should, will, would)

1. A noun phrase, or nominal (phrase), is a phrase that has a noun or pronoun as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.

2. Noun phrases consist of a noun and all of its modifiers. Modifiers can include adjectives, articles, participles, or possessive nouns and pronouns, just to name a few. Noun phrases can function as any noun in the sentence, whether as subjects, objects, or subject complements.

3. Noun phrases are simply nouns with modifiers. Just as nouns can act as subjects, objects and prepositional objects, so can noun phrases. Similarly, noun phrases can also work in a sentence as adjectives, participles, infinitives, and prepositional or absolute phrases.

4. Rule: When an appositive is essential to the meaning of the noun it belongs to, don't use commas. When the noun preceding the appositive provides sufficient identification on its own, use commas around the appositive. Example: Jorge Torres, our senator, was born in California.

5. a group of words including a verb and its complements, objects, or other modifiers that functions syntactically as a verb. In English a verb phrase combines with a noun or noun phrase acting as subject to form a simple sentence.

6. To be at your best, get enough sleep at night and take care of yourself physically and mentally.

If you want a nice job, it's best that you have some sort of experience and receive training in order to perform well.

During the pandemic, some people have to do their work from home, being for school or a job.

In order to master something, you must practice it and gain experience.

its hard for me to see which word is supposed to be in bold. if i knew then i would be able to better.

the answer is a

explanation: