PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH II

UNIT 3- WEEK 9TH

NOUN PHRASES PRACTICE

UNIT 3- WEEK 9th
STUDENT’S NAME: ___________________________

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

two exciting

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
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3 TWO/ SMALL/ Where are/ SUITCASES?/ OUR
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4 PEOPLE/ FIVE/ in the world?/ Can you name/ THE/ RICHEST
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5 PASSENGERS/ ALL/ SIXTEEN/ FIRST-CLASS/ died in the accident.
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6 BROTHERS/ MY/ live and work in south Africa./BOTH/ YOUNGER
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7 PROBLEMS/ inflation is one of/ facing the government./ MANY/ THE / SERIOUS
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8 FEW/ in the match./ MOMENTS/ Ronaldo’s goal was one of/ THE/ EXCITING
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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
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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 9. ____
2. _g 10. ____
3. ____ 11. ____
4. ____ 12. ____
5. ____ 13. ____
6. ____ 14. ____
7. ____ 15. _____
8. ____