According to the sentence "Several students from the advanced English class part...

Questão de Inglês da banca CPCON aplicada no concurso Prefeitura de Lagoa Seca PB (2024). Confira a resolução completa abaixo:

According to the sentence "Several students from the advanced English class participated enthusiastically in the challenging debate on contemporary global issues," which part of the sentence functions as the noun phrase (noun group)?