Which phrase is a noun phrase in the given paragraph? since childhood jess has been interested in the art of storytelling. she would entertain her little brother and sister with tales of magic and adventure. she started writing stories almost as soon as she learned the alphabet. to write her stories, jess relies on her colorful imagination. a - has been interested b - the art of storytelling c - would entertain d - started writing e - as soon as

The right answer is the B) The art of storytelling.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that a noun phrase must, by definition, be formed at least by a noun (plus its modifiers, if it is accompanied by any). None of the other phrases include a noun, but verbs and a conjunction (as soon as). "The art of storytelling" functions as the object of the verb "has been interested." It is formed by a noun, "the art," and a postmodifier, "of storytelling," which is a prepositional phrase.    

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it's when i'm weary of considerations, and life is too much like a pathless wood where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs broken across it, and one eye is weeping from a twig's having lashed across it open

answer to question #1: the simile that occurs in the text given (lines 43-47) is: ''life is too much like a pathless ''

explanation: a simile is a comparison of one thing with another thing and it is used to make a vivid description. it uses like or as. in the text, we can understand that the person is feeling weary of considerations and because of this, the person compares ''life'' to ''a pathless wood''.

answer to question #2: in this text we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations and compares life to a pathless wood.

explanation: the word frost means coldness and something covered by ice crystals but looking at the comparison made in this text, we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations therefore he/she compares life to a pathless wood.

hm, switch the relative; nominative and indefinite; objective ? not too bright in the knowledge of the english.