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== Exercise 1 == | == Exercise 1 == | ||
In the following sentences, | In the following sentences, put all <b>noun phrases</b> (including those that consist of just one | ||
word) in brackets</b> (remember that noun phrases can be contained within larger noun phrases!)<br /> | word) <b>in brackets</b> (remember that noun phrases can be contained within larger noun phrases!)<br /> | ||
For the first sentence, the solution has been supplied to you! | |||
<code>From <i>The Brave Tin Soldier</i> | <code>From <i>The Brave Tin Soldier</i> | ||
by Hans Christian Andersen</code> <br /> | by Hans Christian Andersen</code> <br /> | ||
1. There were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers, who were all brothers, for they had been made out of the same old tin spoon. <b>Solution: [There], [five-and-twenty tin soldiers], [who], [ | 1. There were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers, who were all brothers, for they had been made out of the same old tin spoon. <b>Solution: [There], [five-and-twenty tin soldiers], [who], [brothers], [they], [the same old tin spoon]</b>. | ||
2. { | |||
|type="{}"} | |||
They shouldered arms and looked straight before them, and wore a splendid uniform, red and blue. | |||
{ [They], [arms], [them], [a splendid uniform, red and blue] } | |||
Revision as of 13:30, 10 December 2017
Exercise 1
In the following sentences, put all noun phrases (including those that consist of just one
word) in brackets (remember that noun phrases can be contained within larger noun phrases!)
For the first sentence, the solution has been supplied to you!
From The Brave Tin Soldier
by Hans Christian Andersen
1. There were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers, who were all brothers, for they had been made out of the same old tin spoon. Solution: [There], [five-and-twenty tin soldiers], [who], [brothers], [they], [the same old tin spoon]. 2. { |type="{}"} They shouldered arms and looked straight before them, and wore a splendid uniform, red and blue. { [They], [arms], [them], [a splendid uniform, red and blue] }