Grammar-Quizzes › Noun Phrases
Noun Phrases
Recognize function and form
A noun phrase:
- expresses or names a person, animal, place, thing, substance, event, quality, action, concept and more. A noun phrase includes determiners and modifiers that specifically add information about the noun.
- functions as the subject or object of a clause or as the complement of a preposition.
- takes form as a noun (the head or primary element) and may include dependents—a determiner (the, a, this, his, some) and modifiers such as adjectives or prepositional phrases or clauses.
See A Noun for uses in a clause.
Top Search
To find practices, select a section or page above ⇑
A Noun/Noun Phrase: recognize how it functions in a clause
Beginning – Advanced ESL, native speakers
jet (N)
A private jet (NP)
Four single-engine Cessnas (NP)
What Phrases: package content for emphasis (noun phrases)
Intermediate–Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
That which / What "fused relatives"
Practice 1 – complete sentence
Practice 2 – correct/incorrect
Practice 3 – edit sentence
What he said was funny. (that + which he said)
What was funny was his expression.
Cleft Clauses: reposition content to another part of a sentence by using it or what
Advanced ESL, Native Speaker
"What" Clefts ("what" phrases)
"Who", "Where", "What", "Why" Clefts (wh- phrases)
Practice 1 – Identify
Practice 2 – Complete
Practice 3 – Edit
His energy amazed me.
What amazed me was his energy.
His energy was what amazed me.
It amazed me that he had so much energy.
Wh-ever Phrases: refer to any one (noun phrases)
Intermediate–Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
Whatever you say is confidential. (NP)
You can take whomever you want.
Whatever way will be fine.
Whatever!