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your for a . a dog. 🐕 Now a , dog with who under the old . Wow — what a ! The a in your . The ? . you are to how to them so your off the .
Let us with the . A is a — things, , or . A is a the that with it. of the as the of a 🎸 and the other as who make the and . A be just two : the . An far more around that .
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A is a that a and us which one or how many — like the, a, an, this, that, my, some and every. Every needs one to get !
Here is the for an . You with a , then in ( ), then your , and you can add using a or a . A with a — a or such as with, under, or — and us more about where or what. For : the , with red .
Layer
Word or phrase
What it does
Determiner
the
Introduces the noun — tells us which one
Adjective 1
fierce
Describes the noun — tells us what it is like
Adjective 2
ancient
Adds a second describing detail
Noun (star!)
dragon
The main naming word — the focus
Prepositional phrase
with glowing red eyes
Adds extra detail using the preposition with
How an expanded noun phrase is built up layer by layer
🔗 Match each word from the noun phrase to its correct label. 🔍
the
crumbling
castle
beside the dark forest
that nobody dared enter
You just a ! A is a of with who, which or that. It us about the , like a into the . these two: the — ! The that — ! The that the a a new .
Two ways to expand a noun phrase — how they are alike and different
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Tip: Do not on too many at or your ! Two one or is the mix. every . ✨
🗂️ Sort each noun phrase into Simple (just a determiner and noun) or Expanded (has extra detail added). 📂
a boat
the book
a battered old boat with torn sails
the mysterious book that glowed in the dark
some enormous, silver fish beneath the frozen lake
every cloud
in both and . In a you : the with who had before. In a you could : the , with that for . Both use the — , , , — but they . 📖🌿
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out: a needs to its . Use who for and with , which for things, and that for . these up your !
✍️ Complete the expanded noun phrases by choosing the correct word from the word bank. 🖊️
A , to a sat on the , .
You have now got the : to , to , to and add , and to or . you a , at every and ask — could I this? A to just two or can a into a put . 🚀
Quiz time! 📝
Picture It: Expanded Noun Phrases — Quick Quiz
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