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Which sentence contains both a noun phrase and a verb phrase?(1 point)
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Some dog breeds have docked tails.
Some dog breeds have docked tails.

He sat on my grandmother’s favorite armchair.
He sat on my grandmother’s favorite armchair.

You can find frogs and insects by the pond if you look closely enough.
You can find frogs and insects by the pond if you look closely enough.

The pigeons have not landed on my neighbor’s balcony in a long time.
The pigeons have not landed on my neighbor’s balcony in a long time.

Answer 1

All of them. Each sentence contains both a noun phrase (NP) and a verb phrase (VP). Examples:

- Some dog breeds have docked tails. — NP: "Some dog breeds"; VP: "have docked tails"
- He sat on my grandmother’s favorite armchair. — NP: "He" (or "my grandmother’s favorite armchair"); VP: "sat on my grandmother’s favorite armchair"
- You can find frogs and insects by the pond if you look closely enough. — NP: "frogs and insects"; VP: "can find frogs and insects by the pond"
- The pigeons have not landed on my neighbor’s balcony in a long time. — NP: "The pigeons"; VP: "have not landed on my neighbor’s balcony in a long time"