Expanded noun phrases
Use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify, adding adjectives and other modifiers before a noun (e.g., 'the blue butterfly', 'the old, creaky door')
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“When your child describes something in writing — like a pet or a toy — do they add extra describing words, such as "the small, fluffy rabbit" rather than just "the rabbit"?”
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- Activity. Use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify, adding adjectives and other modifiers before a noun (e.g., 'the blue butterfly', 'the old, creaky door')
What to notice. Expand 'the cat' into 'the fluffy black cat' by adding adjectives • Use noun phrases with two or more modifiers in independent writing • Choose precise adjectives to make a noun phrase more vivid: e.g., 'a tiny, shivering kitten'
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When your child describes something in writing — like a pet or a toy — do they add extra describing words, such as "the small, fluffy rabbit" rather than just "the rabbit"?
Use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify, adding adjectives and other modifiers before a noun (e.g., 'the blue butterfly', 'the old, creaky door')
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- Expand 'the cat' into 'the fluffy black cat' by adding adjectives
- Use noun phrases with two or more modifiers in independent writing
- Choose precise adjectives to make a noun phrase more vivid: e.g., 'a tiny, shivering kitten'
“When your child describes something in writing — like a pet or a toy — do they add extra describing words, such as "the small, fluffy rabbit" rather than just "the rabbit"?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 6–7