Complex noun phrases: finding the head noun
Grammar · Complex noun phrases · C2 · 20 min. Identify head nouns and their modifiers in a dense science news report.
About this worksheet
Identify head nouns and their modifiers in a dense science news report.
- Level
- C2
- Category
- Grammar
- Topic
- Complex noun phrases
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Exercises
- Reading text, Matching, True / False
- Answer key
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On the sheet
- Reading text: Read the news report. Notice how much information is packed into each
- Matching: Match each noun phrase from the text to its head noun.
- True / False: True or false? Think about the structure of the phrases.
