PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH II

UNIT 3- WEEK 9TH

NOUN PHRASES PRACTICE

UNIT 3- WEEK 9th
STUDENT’S NAME: SEDANO APUNTE ROSA ELENA

I. Put the premodifiers in the correct groups.

Many our large few my two ten these the small

five both exciting serious all young three

Quantifiers and Numbers Adjectives

determiners

Few Two exciting

Many Ten large
both Five small
my Three serious all
our young
these

II. Put the parts of the sentences in the correct order. Parts of noun phrases are in
CAPITALS.

1 For this recipe, you need/ EGGS./ LARGE/ TWO

For this recipe, you need two large eggs.
2 THREE/ I’d like to try on/ SHIRTS./ THESE
__I’d like to try on these three shirts
3 TWO/ SMALL/ Where are/ SUITCASES?/ OUR
____where are our two small suitcases ?_
4 PEOPLE/ FIVE/ in the world?/ Can you name/ THE/ RICHEST
__ Can you name the five richest people in the world? _________
5 PASSENGERS/ ALL/ SIXTEEN/ FIRST-CLASS/ died in the accident.
___All sixteen first class in the accident.__
6 BROTHERS/ MY/ live and work in south Africa./BOTH/ YOUNGER
___ both my young brothers live and work in South Africa.___
7 PROBLEMS/ inflation is one of/ facing the government./ MANY/ THE / SERIOUS
___ inflation is one of the many serious problems facing the government.____
8 FEW/ in the match./ MOMENTS/ Ronaldo’s goal was one of/ THE/ EXCITING
___ Ronaldo's goal was one of the few exciting moments in the match.____
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III. Decide what type of noun phrase is in each sentence. Match them to the definition.

a. Noun phrase with a ‘to’ infinitive

b. Noun phrase with a relative clause
c. Noun phrase with an ‘-ing’ phrase
d. Noun phrase with a ‘that’ clause
e. Noun phrase with a relative clause
f. Noun phrase with a prepositional phrase

1. Can you recommend a good place to eat?

2. This is a book which changed my life.
3. The President was angered by the suggestion that he should resign.
4. The man at the bar would like to buy you a drink.
5. I'll always remember the day we first met.
6. Who's that funny woman wearing the blue dress?
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IV. Read the text below and complete it in the boxes using noun phrases a-o.

1. _b 6. __e__
2. _g 7. __l_
3. _a___ 8. __m__
4. ___d_ 9. __k__
5. ____c 10. __o__
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11. __f__ 14. __h__

12. __i__ 15. __k_
13. __g__