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Expanded Noun PhrasesYear 3/4
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1A Noun Phrase
A noun phrase is a group of words which describes a noun (a person, place or thing).
The noun is introduced by a determiner.
Example:
determiner noun
The man
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Expanded noun phrase
An expanded noun phrase makes noun phrases more descriptive and adds more detail.
We do this by adding adjectives to describe the nouns.
Example:
determiner adjective noun
The tall man
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Expanded noun phrase
Sometime we can use more than one adjective to describe the noun.
When we do this, we need to use a comma to separate our adjectives.
Example:
determiner adjectives noun
The tall, slim man
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What adjectives can we think of to describe a child?
Let’s try expand a noun phrase by adding adjectives before the noun:
The child
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Now use some of these adjectives to create an expandednoun phrase. Don’t forget the commas!
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The child
the small child
the blonde child
the innocent child
the chubby child
the bright child
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the blonde child with grey pants
Let’s try using ‘with’ to add another expanded noun phrase:
Now you try using ‘with’ to write another expanded noun phrase.
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The blonde child with grey pants walked across the grass.
Now we can add a verb and a preposition to create a sentence:
Now use a verb and preposition to create a sentence fromyour expanded noun phrases.
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Write a sentence that includes two expanded noun phrasesand the word ‘with’.
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