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(Noun Phrase or Not Noun Phrase)

  1. (The two squirrels) are fighting over an acorn. = Noun Phrase

  2. I gave half of my lunch (to my sister) yesterday. = Noun Phrase

  3. Maria loves (to go dancing.) = ?

  4. I like ice cubes (in my water.) = Not Noun Phrase

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3 is not a noun phrase its a verb phrase so yeah besides that your gucci brodie

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Answer:

In the sentence 3. Maria loves to go dancing, "to go dancing" is not a noun phrase.

Explanation:

A noun phrase should present a noun and other words that modify such noun (determiners or modifiers). It functions as a noun would function in the structure of the sentence. The phrase "to go dancing" does not fit such description. Thus, it is not a noun phrase.

As a matter of fact, the phrase "to go dancing" is an infinitive phrase. Infinitive phrases are comprised of a verb in the infinitive form (to + base form of the verb) and modifiers or other words related to the infinitive. Infinitive phrases can function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs in a sentence. In the specific sentence we are studying here, "to go dancing" functions as a noun, being the object of the verb "loves".

3. Maria loves to go dancing.

Maria - subject

loves - verb

to go dancing - object

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