2nd Grade Phrase Analysis (MHM) Exercise

Identify the underlined phrases 10. Green buses plying all over the city
1. Taxis are unbelievably expensive in (a) HM
Switzerland. (b) MHM
(a) Noun Phrase (c) HHM
(b) Adjective Phrase (d) MMH
(c) Adverb Phrase 11. A beautiful girl in red
(d) Prepositional Phrase
(a) MMHM
2. The yellow flowers in the pot are beautiful.
(b) MHM
(a) Noun Phrase
(c) HMM
(b) Adjective Phrase
(d) MHH
(c) Adverb Phrase
(d) Prepositional Phrase 12. The race horse that won the first prize
3. We came back in the evening. (a) MMHM
(a) Noun Phrase (b) MHM
(b) Adjective Phrase (c) MHMM
(c) Adverb Phrase (d) HHM
(d) Prepositional Phrase 13. Three of my friends have arrived.
4. A very tall company executive with blue eyes (a) MM
(a) Noun Phrase (b) HM
(b) Adjective Phrase (c) MMH
(c) Adverb Phrase
(d) MHM
(d) Prepositional Phrase
14. My sister is fond of pastries.
5. Wild animals in small cages are a sorry sight.
(a) MH
(a) Noun Phrase
(b) Adjective Phrase (b) HM
(c) Adverb Phrase (c) MMH
(d) Prepositional Phrase (d) HMM
6. The sound of fire awakened her. 15. The John I know never smokes
(a) Noun Phrase (a) HMM
(b) Adjective Phrase (b) MHM
(c) Adverb Phrase (c) MMH
(d) Prepositional Phrase (d) H
7. She sang like a well-trained singer. 16. An accident on the road
(a) Noun Phrase (a) MHM
(b) Adjective Phrase (b) MH
(c) Adverb Phrase
(c) MMH
(d) Prepositional Phrase
(d) H
8. She prayed silently.
17. The planting of sweet potato
(a) Noun Phrase
(a) HMM
(b) Adjective Phrase
(b) MHM
(c) Adverb Phrase
(d) Prepositional Phrase (c) MMH
Identify the structure of the following (d) H
phrases (in terms of MHM) 18. The book on the table is not mine.
9. Children playing in the park happily (a) MM
(a) MH (b) HM
(b) MMH (c) MMH
(c) HM (d) MHM
(d) HMM

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2nd Grade Phrase Analysis (MHM) Exercise
19. The thought that I had yesterday was 27. A prepositional phrase may be used as
scaring.
(a) MHM (a) an adverbial
(b) MHMM (b) a post-modifier in NP
(c) HMM (c) a post-modifier in AdjP
(d) MH (d) All of these
20. Someone who is short-tempered becomes 28. Which of the following cannot be a post-
angry very easily. modifier in NP?
(a) MHM (a) AdjP
(b) MHMM (b) AdvP
(c) HMM (c) Relative clause
(d) HM (d) Adverb clause of comparison
Identify the headword in the underlined 29. An NP may function as
phrases (a) the subject
21. He himself came then. (b) an adverbial
(a) He (c) a post-modifier in another NP
(b) Himself (d) All of the above
(c) He himself 30. A genitive phrase may be used as-
(d) Either (a) a pre-modifier in AdjP
22. The people that I saw sitting there have just (b) a post-modifier in NP
left. (c) a head in NP
(a) people (d) none of these
(b) I
(c) that I saw sitting there
(d) The
23. The man wanted by the police has fled the
city.
(a) man
(b) The
(c) the police
(d) wanted
24. This is the cat that scared the mouse.
(a) The
(b) mouse
(c) cat
(d) that
25. Do you know the story of the noble Padmini?
(a) Padmini
(b) story
(c) noble
(d) of
26. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Noun phrases may have single words.
(b) Noun phrases may have pre-modifiers
preceding the head.
(c) Noun phrases may have both the pre-
modifiers and post-modifiers.
(d) All of the above
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