Unit 20
Practice exercises
Underline the noun phrase in the following sentences and name the elements
(determ iner/quantifier, adjective, noun, prepositional phrase, relative clause) in it.
Example: The / latest / statistics / on gender equality / in the workplace show that in general
women receive lower pay than men. = d e te rm in e r + adjective + noun + prepositional
phrase +
prepositional phrase
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A large audience of dedicated fans w ent to the w orld cham pionships.
2 The politician who had proposed new laws on paternity rights won the election.
3 The developm ent of language s k ills in boys and g irls interests psychologists.
I* The latest figures from the Driving Standards Agency state that wom en cause few er
accidents.
5 Gender intelligence stereotypes have changed in recent decades.
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Men who decide to give up w ork to bring up th e ir children are in the m inority.
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