Adjectives: expanded noun phrases
I can write an expanded noun phrase.
Adjectives: expanded noun phrases
I can write an expanded noun phrase.
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Key learning points
- One adjective can be used to describe a noun.
- Two adjectives can be used to describe a noun with more detail.
- If two adjectives are used to describe a noun, they are listed with a comma.
- A list of two adjectives followed by a noun is called an expanded noun phrase (ENP).
Keywords
Expanded - Stretched or grown
Phrase - A group of words with no verb
Expanded noun phrase - Two adjectives listed to describe a noun
Comma - A punctuation mark used to list two adjectives in an ENP
Common misconception
Pupils might think expanded noun phrases are full sentences.
Clearly highlight that these groups of words are called phrases. Provide lots of exposure to phrases not sentences.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a word that describes a noun
a naming word that does not always need a capital letter
a naming word that always needs a capital letter
proper noun
singular common noun
plural common noun
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a punctuation mark used to list two adjectives
stretched or grown
two adjectives listed to describe a noun