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== Exercise 1 == | == Exercise 1 == | ||
In the following | In the following sentences, (i) put all <b>noun phrases (including those that consist of just one | ||
word)</b>(remember that noun phrases can be contained within larger noun phrases!) | word) in brackets</b> (remember that noun phrases can be contained within larger noun phrases!)<br /> | ||
<br /> | <code>From <i>The Brave Tin Soldier</i> | ||
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], [brother], [they], [the same old tin spoon]</b>. | |||
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Exercise 1
In the following sentences, (i) 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!)
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], [brother], [they], [the same old tin spoon].