The sentence that contains both a noun phrase and a verb phrase is:
"You can find frogs and insects by the pond if you look closely enough."
In this sentence, "frogs and insects" is a noun phrase, and "can find" is a verb phrase.
"You can find frogs and insects by the pond if you look closely enough."
In this sentence, "frogs and insects" is a noun phrase, and "can find" is a verb phrase.
1. **The pigeons have not landed on my neighbor’s balcony in a long time.**
- Noun phrase: "The pigeons"
- Verb phrase: "have not landed"
2. **He sat on my grandmother’s favorite armchair.**
- Noun phrase: "my grandmother’s favorite armchair"
- Verb phrase: "sat"
3. **Some dog breeds have docked tails.**
- Noun phrase: "Some dog breeds"
- Verb phrase: "have docked"
4. **You can find frogs and insects by the pond if you look closely enough.**
- Noun phrase: "frogs and insects"
- Verb phrase: "can find"
Since all the sentences contain both a noun phrase and a verb phrase, any of them would qualify as correct. However, if you need to choose just one, you could select any of them based on your preference.
1. **some of my chickens**
2. **my lazy dog**
3. **the henhouse**
These phrases each contain a noun and provide information about it.
**"My banged-up old boat can still sail perfectly well through any storm."**
- **Adjectival phrase:** "banged-up old" (describing "boat")
- **Adverbial phrase:** "perfectly well" (modifying how it can sail)
This sentence includes both types of phrases.
**a preposition followed by its object and the object’s modifiers.**
This definition accurately describes the structure of a prepositional phrase, which typically consists of a preposition and a noun (or pronoun) that acts as the object of the preposition, along with any modifiers that describe the object.
**a phrase that begins with a participle and acts like an adjective.**
This means that the phrase describes or modifies a noun in the sentence and typically includes the participle along with any accompanying modifiers and objects.