Exercise 3.2 Functions of noun phrases (3.10)

[Skip Breadcrumb Navigation]

Home

Resources

Chapter 3: The structures of phrases

Exercises

Exercise 3.2 Functions of noun phrases (3.10)

Identify the function of each underlined noun phrase.

Once you have completed the exercise, click on 'Submit Answers for Grading' to get your results.

This activity contains 5 questions.

As an actor, I had appeared in innumerable schools broadcasts.

	S (subject)
	dO (direct object)
	A (adverbial)
	sC (subject complement)
	cP (prepositional complement)

That week’s programme had a piece on the impossibility of avoiding any mention of the war.

	S (subject)
	dO (direct object)
	A (adverbial)
	sC (subject complement)
	cP (prepositional complement)

The Submit Answers for Grading feature requires scripting to function. Your browser either does not support scripting or you have turned scripting off.

So, the Submit Answers for Grading button below will not work.

The following Submit Answers for Grading button is provided in its place and will clear your answers:
The Clear Answers and Start Over feature requires scripting to function. Your browser either does not support scripting or you have turned scripting off.

So, the Clear Answers and Start Over button below will not work.

The following Clear Answers button is provided in its place and will clear your answers:

Some questions in this exercise may have more than one correct answer. To answer such questions correctly, you must select all the correct answers.

[Return to the Top of this Page]

Exercise 3.2 Functions of noun phrases (3.10)

As an actor, I had appeared in innumerable schools broadcasts.

It was a humorous programme, but sometimes it also managed to raise controversial issues.

That week’s programme had a piece on the impossibility of avoiding any mention of the war.

I was filming The Paras at the time, and my manager had to come down to Wales with the script.

My hands were so cold I dropped the script several times.