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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Which option is a noun phrase?
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Explanation:
• “Those five heavy boxes” is headed by the noun “boxes.”
• “Those,” “five,” and “heavy” all form part of the noun phrase around that head.
• The other options are an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, and an adjective phrase.
• “Those,” “five,” and “heavy” all form part of the noun phrase around that head.
• The other options are an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, and an adjective phrase.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
What is the head of the noun phrase “the extremely useful guide for new teachers”?
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Explanation:
• “Guide” is the central noun and therefore the head of the whole noun phrase.
• “The” and “extremely useful” occur before the head, while “for new teachers” follows it as a postmodifier.
• “Teachers” is the head of a smaller noun phrase inside the prepositional phrase, not of the whole expression.
• “The” and “extremely useful” occur before the head, while “for new teachers” follows it as a postmodifier.
• “Teachers” is the head of a smaller noun phrase inside the prepositional phrase, not of the whole expression.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
In the sentence “Those three red folders are missing,” what is the function of the noun phrase “Those three red folders”?
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Explanation:
• “Those three red folders” identifies what is described as missing.
• It occurs as the grammatical subject of the clause before the verb phrase “are missing.”
• The phrase is therefore a noun phrase functioning as the subject.
• It occurs as the grammatical subject of the clause before the verb phrase “are missing.”
• The phrase is therefore a noun phrase functioning as the subject.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
In the sentence “She bought a very expensive dictionary,” what is the function of the noun phrase “a very expensive dictionary”?
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Explanation:
• The phrase names the thing that she bought and answers the question “What did she buy?”
• It therefore functions as the direct object of the verb “bought.”
• Its adjective modifiers do not change the overall noun-phrase function.
• It therefore functions as the direct object of the verb “bought.”
• Its adjective modifiers do not change the overall noun-phrase function.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Which option is an adjective phrase?
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Explanation:
• “Extremely proud of the result” is headed by the adjective “proud.”
• “Extremely” modifies its degree, while “of the result” complements the adjective.
• The other options are a prepositional phrase, an adverb phrase, and a noun phrase.
• “Extremely” modifies its degree, while “of the result” complements the adjective.
• The other options are a prepositional phrase, an adverb phrase, and a noun phrase.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
In the sentence “The instructions were surprisingly easy to follow,” what is the function of the adjective phrase “surprisingly easy to follow”?
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Explanation:
• The adjective phrase follows the linking verb “were” and describes the subject “The instructions.”
• It therefore functions as a subject complement.
• It is not an object, an adverbial, or the grammatical subject.
• It therefore functions as a subject complement.
• It is not an object, an adverbial, or the grammatical subject.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
In the sentence “They chose a remarkably simple solution,” what does the adjective phrase “remarkably simple” modify?
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Explanation:
• “Remarkably simple” is an adjective phrase headed by “simple.”
• It occurs before and modifies the noun “solution,” describing what kind of solution was chosen.
• It does not modify the verb, pronoun, or whole clause.
• It occurs before and modifies the noun “solution,” describing what kind of solution was chosen.
• It does not modify the verb, pronoun, or whole clause.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Which option is an adverb phrase?
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Explanation:
• “Quite unexpectedly” is headed by the adverb “unexpectedly.”
• “Quite” modifies the degree of that adverb.
• The other options are a noun phrase, a prepositional phrase, and an adjective phrase.
• “Quite” modifies the degree of that adverb.
• The other options are a noun phrase, a prepositional phrase, and an adjective phrase.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
What is the head of the adverb phrase “remarkably quickly”?
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Explanation:
• “Quickly” is the main adverb and therefore the head of the phrase.
• “Remarkably” modifies the adverb “quickly.”
• Phrase type is determined by the head, not simply by the first word.
• “Remarkably” modifies the adverb “quickly.”
• Phrase type is determined by the head, not simply by the first word.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
In the sentence “The nurse spoke very softly,” what does the adverb phrase “very softly” modify?
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Explanation:
• “Very softly” tells how the nurse spoke.
• It therefore modifies the verb “spoke” and functions as an adverbial of manner.
• It does not modify the noun, determiner, or entire subject noun phrase.
• It therefore modifies the verb “spoke” and functions as an adverbial of manner.
• It does not modify the noun, determiner, or entire subject noun phrase.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Which option is a prepositional phrase?
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Explanation:
• “Across the narrow bridge” begins with the preposition “across.”
• The noun phrase “the narrow bridge” functions as the complement of that preposition.
• The other options are noun, adverb, and adjective phrases.
• The noun phrase “the narrow bridge” functions as the complement of that preposition.
• The other options are noun, adverb, and adjective phrases.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
What is the head of the prepositional phrase “beneath the old wooden table”?
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Explanation:
• In head-based analysis, the preposition “beneath” is the head of the prepositional phrase.
• “The old wooden table” is the noun phrase that serves as its complement.
• “Table” heads that embedded noun phrase, not the entire prepositional phrase.
• “The old wooden table” is the noun phrase that serves as its complement.
• “Table” heads that embedded noun phrase, not the entire prepositional phrase.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
In the sentence “They waited outside the main gate,” what is the function of the prepositional phrase “outside the main gate”?
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Explanation:
• “Outside the main gate” tells where the waiting took place.
• It is structurally a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial of place.
• It does not modify the pronoun “They” or function as an object or subject complement.
• It is structurally a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial of place.
• It does not modify the pronoun “They” or function as an object or subject complement.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
In the sentence “The students in the front row answered first,” how should “in the front row” be analysed?
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Explanation:
• “In the front row” is structurally a prepositional phrase headed by “in.”
• In this sentence it modifies the noun “students,” identifying which students are meant.
• Its noun-modifying function does not change its structural category into an adjective phrase.
• In this sentence it modifies the noun “students,” identifying which students are meant.
• Its noun-modifying function does not change its structural category into an adjective phrase.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Using structural classification, what kind of phrase is “last Friday” in the sentence “We met last Friday”?
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Explanation:
• “Last Friday” is structurally a noun phrase headed by the noun “Friday.”
• In the sentence it functions as a time adjunct, showing when the meeting occurred.
• A noun phrase can therefore perform an adverbial function without becoming an adverb phrase structurally.
• In the sentence it functions as a time adjunct, showing when the meeting occurred.
• A noun phrase can therefore perform an adverbial function without becoming an adverb phrase structurally.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Which option correctly distinguishes a phrase from a clause?
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Explanation:
• “Before the final bell” has no finite verb and consists of the preposition “before” plus its noun-phrase complement.
• “Before the final bell rang” contains the subject “the final bell” and the finite verb “rang,” so it is a subordinate clause.
• The introductory word alone does not determine whether the whole expression is a phrase or a clause.
• “Before the final bell rang” contains the subject “the final bell” and the finite verb “rang,” so it is a subordinate clause.
• The introductory word alone does not determine whether the whole expression is a phrase or a clause.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
What is the structural type of the whole group “the keys on the top shelf”?
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Explanation:
• The whole group is headed by the noun “keys,” so it is a noun phrase.
• “On the top shelf” is a prepositional phrase embedded inside it as a postmodifier of “keys.”
• An embedded prepositional phrase does not make the larger expression a prepositional phrase.
• “On the top shelf” is a prepositional phrase embedded inside it as a postmodifier of “keys.”
• An embedded prepositional phrase does not make the larger expression a prepositional phrase.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
In the sentence “The children completed the task with great care,” which analysis of “with great care” is correct?
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Explanation:
• Structurally, “with great care” is a prepositional phrase headed by “with.”
• In this sentence it functions adverbially by describing the manner in which the children completed the task.
• An adverbial function does not make the expression structurally an adverb phrase.
• In this sentence it functions adverbially by describing the manner in which the children completed the task.
• An adverbial function does not make the expression structurally an adverb phrase.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
What is the structural type of the whole phrase “very proud of her daughter” in “She is very proud of her daughter”?
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Explanation:
• The whole phrase is headed by the adjective “proud,” so it is an adjective phrase.
• “Very” modifies the degree of “proud,” while “of her daughter” is a prepositional complement within the adjective phrase.
• The presence of an embedded prepositional phrase does not change the category of the larger adjective phrase.
• “Very” modifies the degree of “proud,” while “of her daughter” is a prepositional complement within the adjective phrase.
• The presence of an embedded prepositional phrase does not change the category of the larger adjective phrase.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
In the sentence “He walked extremely slowly through the corridor,” which analysis is correct?
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Explanation:
• “Extremely slowly” is headed by the adverb “slowly,” so it is an adverb phrase.
• “Through the corridor” is headed by the preposition “through,” so it is a prepositional phrase.
• Both can function adverbially in the sentence, but their structural categories remain different.
• “Through the corridor” is headed by the preposition “through,” so it is a prepositional phrase.
• Both can function adverbially in the sentence, but their structural categories remain different.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: B. those five heavy boxes సమాధానం: B.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: C. guide సమాధానం: C.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: A. Subject సమాధానం: A.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: B. Direct object సమాధానం: B.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: D. extremely proud of the result సమాధానం: D.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: C. Subject complement సమాధానం: C.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: A. The noun “solution” సమాధానం: A.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: B. quite unexpectedly సమాధానం: B.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: C. quickly సమాధానం: C.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: B. The verb “spoke” సమాధానం: B.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: C. across the narrow bridge సమాధానం: C.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: A. beneath సమాధానం: A.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: B. An adverbial of place సమాధానం: B.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: C. A prepositional phrase functioning as a postmodifier of “students” సమాధానం: C.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: A. Noun phrase సమాధానం: A.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: D. “before the final bell” is a prepositional phrase, while “before the final bell rang” is a subordinate finite clause. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: C. Noun phrase సమాధానం: C.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. It is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial of manner. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: D. Adjective phrase సమాధానం: D.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: A. “extremely slowly” is an adverb phrase, and “through the corridor” is a prepositional phrase. సమాధానం: A.