Match each phrase with its correct phrase bellow type the types are noun phrases and verb phrases.

had been watching it

the little blue bird

going dancing tonight

a sweet, sad smile

blue bird

going dancing tonight

a sweet, sad smile

will go shopping

Explanation:

We are to match each phrase to the correct section , either as a noun phrase or a verb phrase.

Let's first have an understanding of what a noun phrase and a verb phrase is all about ; To start with, A noun phrase is a word or a group of word performing the role of a noun(i.e a grammatical function) either as a subject, object or complement of the sentence.

A verb phrase comprise of a verb in a group of words which can be a subject, predicate or modifiers. A verb phrase must consist of at least a verb in the sentence and its dependents.

So, let's have a table for that ;

Noun Phrase                                  Verb Phrase

i had been watching it                    going dancing tonight

the little blue bird                             will go shopping

a sweet, sad smile

the dog listens to mr miller

as we know, the english language is spoken all over the world by native and non-native speakers and has become the most certain tool when it comes to communicating. businesses, schools, even romantic relationships depend on it to keep thriving. in addition, it is the language of the internet not only because most of the content available is in english, but also because people prefer to use it when talking to others, since it's the language everyone supposedly learns.

yet, there have been some current claims that chinese will soon take over as the most important language in the world. china's magnitude has never been more evident and doing business with the chinese is a gold mine for any country. we now see language schools offering chinese courses as commonly as english.

however - even though we cannot deny china's importance and the advantage it is when someone takes the time to learn the language their business contact speaks-, people in general seem to be ignoring the aspects that seem to keep english as the chosen one of languages. one of them has been mentioned above: it is the language of the internet. also, chinese people are still learning english, since it opens doors in communicating with practically everyone else, from every single country.

note: if this is not the sort of transition you need, let me know. : d