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UNDERLINE OR HIGHLIGHT THE NOUN PHRASES AND IDENTIFY THE PARTS

EXAMPLE:

A hansome man standing at the door was poorly dressed.

 Pre-modifiers: A (determiner: article) handsome (adjective)


 Head noun: man
 post modifier: Standing at the door (gerund phrase)
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1) My new red dress was incredibly expensive.

 Pre-modifiers: My (determiner: possessive adjectives) new, red (adjective)


 Head noun: dress

2) Tomas showed us a luxurious coffee maker.

 Pre-modifiers: A (determiner: article) luxurious (adjective)


 Head noun: coffee maker

3) Lisa has a lot of clothes to give away.

 Pre-modifiers: A (determiner: article)


 Head noun: clothes

4) My new game of cards is in this rack.

 Pre-modifiers: My (determiner: possessive adjectives) new (adjective)


 Head noun: game of cards

5) Andrea gave a wonderful presentation.

 Pre-modifiers: A (determiner: article) wonderful (adjective)


 Head noun: presentation

6) Can we adopt that little brown spotted dog?

 Pre-modifiers: that (determiners: demonstrative adjective)


 Head noun: dog
 Adjective: little, brown, spotted

7) A usual busy Monday morning makes me feel alive.

 Pre-modifiers: A (determiner: article) usual, busy (adjective)


 Head noun: Monday
 post modifier: morning

8) The well-informed student giving the speech deserves respect.

 Pre-modifiers: The (determiner: article) well-informed (adjective)


 Head noun: student

9) Ana has a new Poodle puppy.

 Pre-modifiers: A (determiner: article) new (adjective)


 Head noun: Poodle puppy
10) Ben put his new foam surfboard next to the dog’s house.

 Possessive pronoun: his


 Adjective: new
 Adjective: foam
 Noun: surfboard

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