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Here are the instructions/information for question 1: In the…
Here are the instructions/information for question 1:
In the passage below, make separate lists of all of the nouns and the NPs. Don’t forget that one NP can occur within another: in a phrase like I met the father of the bride, for example, the bride is an NP within the larger NP the father of the bride, so you would list both the father of the bride and the bride as NPs.
This is the passage: Remember this: however bad you think things are today, however awful you consider our leaders to be, however stupid you think your fellow Americans are, this country has seen worse times, including – to name a few – the Civil War, 9/11. the Great Depression, and six seasons of Jersey Shore. We muddled through those times. We will muddle through these.”
Here are the instructions/information for questions 2-5:
Are the underlined NPs below definite or indefinite? Give reasons for your answer.
2. “It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity.”
3. “When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.”
4. “Panicky despair is an underrated element of writing.”
5. “Uh oh, I kind of figured this might happen, so I built the shelter big enough for both our families.”
Here are the instructions/information for questions 6-17:
In the following multiple choice questions, give the function within the NP and the category of the underlined expressions.
6. Function: a very useful
Head
Determiner
Complement
Modifier
7. Category: a very useful
Noun (includes pronouns)
Adjective phrase
Determinative
Prepositional phrase
(Relative) clause
Adverb
8. Function: discussion of the problem
Head
Determiner
Complement
Modifier
9. Category: discussion of the problem
Noun (includes pronouns)
Adjective phrase
Determinative
Prepositional phrase
(Relative) clause
Adverb
10. Function: several
Head
Determiner
Complement
Modifier
11. Category: several
Noun (includes pronouns)
Adjective phrase
Determinative
Prepositional phrase
(Relative) clause
Adverb
12. Function: things you forgot to say
Head
Determiner
Complement
Modifier
13. Category: things you forgot to say
Noun (includes pronouns)
Adjective phrase
Determinative
Prepositional phrase
(Relative) clause
Adverb
14. Function: a Gulf war
Head
Determiner
Complement
Modifier
15. Category: a Gulf war
Noun (includes pronouns)
Adjective phrase
Determinative
Prepositional phrase
(Relative) clause
Adverb
16. Function: a deficit
Head
Determiner
Complement
Modifier
17. Category: a deficit
Noun (includes pronouns)
Adjective phrase
Determinative
Prepositional phrase
(Relative) clause
Adverb
