Question: Explain why the bolded words are nouns in this sentence. Everyone listening to the lecture paid close attention. (bolded word is LECTURE) a.) What type of noun is it? b.) Give one argument based on distribution (where in the clause does it occur) to support that it forms a noun phrase. It should be in a typical position for noun phrases. c.) Give the noun phrase it is the head of. d.) Give the types of modifiers it is modified by. If there is no modifier, state this.