Question

Use the sentence to answer the question.

The fox jumped over my lazy dog to reach the henhouse, and now some of my chickens have gone missing.
What are the noun phrases in the sentence? Select the three correct answers.

(2 points)
Responses

to reach
to reach

fox jumped
fox jumped

gone missing
gone missing

the henhouse
the henhouse

some of my chickens
some of my chickens

my lazy dog

Answer 1

The noun phrases in the sentence are:

1. **the henhouse**
2. **some of my chickens**
3. **my lazy dog**

(Note: "fox jumped" is not a noun phrase; it is a verb phrase. "gone missing" is also not a noun phrase.)