Origin of the name Minerva: Believed to be derived from the Latin root mens (the mind, thought, intellect). Minerva is the name borne in Roman mythology by the goddess of wisdom, skill and invention. She is equated with the Greek goddess Pallas Athene. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
Take a look at the words and decide if they are nouns, verbs or adjectives. Noun: a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance or quality e.g.'nurse', 'cat', 'party', 'oil' and 'poverty'. Verb: a word or phrase that describes an action, condition or experience e.g. 'run', 'look' and 'feel'. Adjective: a word that describes a noun e.g. 'big', 'boring', 'pink', 'quick' and 'obvious'. Lesson by Adele, EC Cape Town English language school. Link: Learn English Noun and Adjective Endings. 1  1 - dolphin.
    A noun phrase is any word or group of words based  on a noun or pronoun (without a verb) that can function in a  sentence as a subject, object of a verb or a preposition. A noun  phrase can be one word or many words. Examples:    She is nice. verb is a word that expresses the action, occurrence, or a state  of being of the subject of a sentence or a clause.    A noun is a word for a person, a place, or a â¦ thing. A noun  functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and the object  of a verb or a preposition.