1. Define noun phrase. 2. How do you determine whether a phrase is a noun phrase?

3.List five different ways a noun phrase can function in a sentence.

4. When should an appositive phrase be enclosed by commas? When should it not?

5. Define verb phrase.

6. Write one verb phrase that contains each of the following:

form of to be

form of have

form of do

modal auxiliary (may, might, must, can, could, shall, should, will, would)

what is a theme?

ans: the implicit idea of a written work of literature is called a theme.

so, the only theme of "birdfoot's grampa" by joseph bruchuc is that as a human being one should always remember the value of every life on earth.

the grampa is stopping the car again and again to save those little toads from washing away in the heavy rain is an act of kindness and humanity.

when reagan refers to freedom in this passage, he uses repetition as a rhetorical device. repetition is when the same words or phrases are repeated few times to make an idea stronger and more unforgettable. in this case, when he talks about freedom, he starts the sentence whit this word followed by a verb in present simple and after an advantage of being free.

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