This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Noun Phrase Structure – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Noun Phrase Structure Quiz 3 (19 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Directions:Match the noun phrase with its structure.Ring the door bell. A) Adjective + Noun. B) Noun + Noun. C) Noun + Prepositional Phrase. D) Noun + Participial Phrase. E) Noun + Relative Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun + Noun. 2. Directions:Match the noun phrase with its structure.We went out with our friend. A) Article + Noun. B) Demonstative + Noun. C) Quantifier + Noun. D) Possessive + Noun. E) Genetive + Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possessive + Noun. 3. Which noun phrase functions as the subject in the sentence "The girl with the blue eyes loves to read" ? A) The girl. B) With the blue eyes. C) Loves to read. D) The blue eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girl. 4. What is a compound noun phrase? Provide an example. A) Toothbrush cleaner. B) Toothpaste dispenser. C) An example of a compound noun phrase is 'toothbrush holder'. D) Toothbrush case. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An example of a compound noun phrase is 'toothbrush holder'. 5. Identify the noun phrase that contains an appositive: A) My friend, John, is a doctor. B) The big, red apple. C) Running quickly. D) Could you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend, John, is a doctor. 6. Fill in the blank with the correct type of adjective:She owns a luxurious small new square pink Italian leather handbag. The word 'leather' is a(n) ..... adjective. A) Material. B) Color. C) Quantity. D) Demonstrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Material. 7. Directions:Match the noun phrase with its structure.She was wearing a beautiful dress. A) Adjective + Noun. B) Noun + Noun. C) Noun + Prepositional Phrase. D) Noun + Participial Phrase. E) Noun + Relative Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective + Noun. 8. Directions:Match the noun phrase with its structure.John went out with his friend. A) Article + Noun. B) Demonstative + Noun. C) Quantifier + Noun. D) Possessive + Noun. E) Genetive + Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possessive + Noun. 9. Directions:Match the noun phrase with its structure.We bought a house in the country. A) Adjective + Noun. B) Noun + Noun. C) Noun + Prepositional Phrase. D) Noun + Participial Phrase. E) Noun + Relative Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun + Prepositional Phrase. 10. What role do determiners play in a noun phrase? A) Determiners serve as adjectives to modify verbs. B) Determiners help specify and clarify the meaning of a noun in a noun phrase. C) Determiners are used to replace nouns in a sentence. D) Determiners indicate the tense of a verb in a phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determiners help specify and clarify the meaning of a noun in a noun phrase. 11. Identify the noun phrase that functions as the direct object in the sentence: "She bought a beautiful new dress." A) She. B) A beautiful new dress. C) Bought. D) New dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A beautiful new dress. 12. Directions:Match the noun phrase with its structure.There is some water in the bottle. A) Article + Noun. B) Demonstative + Noun. C) Quantifier + Noun. D) Possessive + Noun. E) Genetive + Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quantifier + Noun. 13. Directions:Match the noun phrase with its structure.Rick and Steve's car is quite old. A) Article + Noun. B) Demonstative + Noun. C) Quantifier + Noun. D) Possessive + Noun. E) Genetive + Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Genetive + Noun. 14. Directions:Match the noun phrase with its structure.My mother's house is next to the beach. A) Article + Noun. B) Demonstative + Noun. C) Quantifier + Noun. D) Possessive + Noun. E) Genetive + Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Genetive + Noun. 15. What is the function of the noun phrase "a piece of cake" in the sentence "I ate a piece of cake." ? A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 16. Which of the following is NOT a noun phrase? A) The big, red apple. B) Very happy. C) A beautiful day. D) My best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very happy. 17. Directions:Match the noun phrase with its structure.The man who came with her has already left. A) Adjective + Noun. B) Noun + Noun. C) Noun + Prepositional Phrase. D) Noun + Participial Phrase. E) Noun + Relative Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Noun + Relative Clause. 18. What is the function of the noun phrase "a piece of cake" in the sentence "He ate a piece of cake." ? A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 19. Directions:Match the noun phrase with its structure.There aren't any food left in the fridge. A) Article + Noun. B) Demonstative + Noun. C) Quantifier + Noun. D) Possessive + Noun. E) Genetive + Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quantifier + Noun. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesNoun Phrase Structure Quiz 1Noun Phrase Structure Quiz 2Case Marking QuizCase System QuizFunctional Grammar QuizIdeational Metafunction QuizInterpersonal Metafunction QuizLexical Grammar QuizLexical Relations QuizLexical Resource QuizLexical Semantics QuizMaterial Processes QuizMental Processes QuizMorphology QuizProbability Models QuizProcess Types QuizReciprocal Trigonometric Functions QuizSemantic Fields QuizSystemic Functional Linguistics QuizTransitivity System QuizUnderstanding Connotations QuizVerbal Functions QuizVerbal Group Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books