REVIEW: A noun phrase is a group of two or more words headed by a noun that includes modifiers. For example, articles (a, an, the), adjectives (description words), and prepositional phrases that act as description (of them, with her, on the corner, by the desk, etc.) DIRECTIONS: CHOOSE THE CORRECT NOUN PHRASE IN EACH SENTENCE.

SENTENCE: She was the captain of the team.

a
she was
b
was the captain
c
of the team
d
the captain of the team

Mr. culpepper has disdain for his students and does not respect them. mr. culpepper is trying to create a supportive environment for his students. mr. culpepper does not know his students and does not try to know them. mr. culpepper wants to his students but does not know how to do it.

Read the excerpt from warriors don't cry. as we approached behind them, we could see only the clusters of white people that stretched for a distance of two blocks along the entire span of the school building. my mind could take in the sights and sounds only one by one: flashing cameras, voices shouting in my ears, men and women jostling each other, old people, young people, people running, uniformed police officers walking, men standing still, men and women waving their fists, and then the long line of uniformed soldiers carrying weapons just like in the war movies i had seen. which words create the mood in the excerpt? check all that apply.

Which sentence is correct? laura lent me her copy of cooking weekly so i could use a recipe. i enjoy doing crossword puzzles from the new york times. herman melville wrote the novel “moby d ick.” maggie loves to read the smithsonian magazine.