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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. <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. <br /> | ||
<b>Solution: | <b>Solution: [There],[five-and-twenty tin soldiers],[who],[brothers],[they],[the same old tin spoon]</b>. <br /> | ||
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2. 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] }. | 2. 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]|[They],[arms],[them],[a splendid uniform, red and blue] }. | ||
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Exercise 1
In the following sentences, put all noun phrases (including those that consist of just one
word) in brackets and type them in the blank space after each sentence. 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].