Mastering Expanded Noun Phrases in Writing

1. Expanded noun phrases to Expanded noun phrases to convey information concisely convey information concisely Choral & Performance Poems

2. Noun Phrases Jack led the old brown cow away. The lovely golden leaves glistened. What is the head noun in each noun phrase?

3. Noun Phrases Jack led the old brown cow away. The lovely golden leaves glistened. What is the head noun in each noun phrase? Which words make up the noun phrase?

4. We can replace a noun phrase with a pronoun. Noun Phrases Jack led the old brown cow away. her they The lovely golden leaves glistened. The words in the noun phrase depend on the head noun and build on its meaning. What is the head noun in each noun phrase? Which words make up the noun phrase?

5. How to extend Noun Phrases beans Add words before the head noun: Those beans will be planted. Those colourful magical beans will be planted. Several of those colourful magical beans will be planted. Add words after the noun: Beans with brown spots will be planted. Beans with brown spots and a curious glint will be planted. Or you can do both at once: Those colourful beans with brown spots will be planted.

6. How to build Expanded Noun Phrases Different types of words, phrases and clauses can all be used in an expanded noun phrase. adverb adjectives determiner castle that terribly creepy abandoned castle the castle with tall turrets covered in red like the tips of daggers Prepositional phrase The castle, which was hidden at the top of the beanstalk, loomed. Relative clause

7. Building up an Expanded Noun Phrase Identify the nouns to extend. Bears went for a walk. Those hungry bears went for a long walk. Try adding words before them. They Those hungry bears with sharp teeth went for a long walk in the woods. it. Try adding words after them. The noun phrases have build a much richer picture. To test the expanded noun phrases, check if they can be replaced with a pronoun.

8. Building up an Expanded Noun Phrase Identify a noun to extend. Goldilocks spotted the cottage. Try adding words before it. Try extending one of these nouns. Try adding words after it. What image have you built?

9. Making Complicated Information Concise That gloopy beige porridge with lumps is hot. it There is quite a lot of information conveyed in this expanded noun phrase. There is porridge. It is that porridge there. It is beige. You can give your reader lots of detail to create powerful images with carefully chosen words. It is gloopy. It has lumps. We can replace a noun phrase with a pronoun.

10. Making Complicated Information Concise Chair was broken. Baby Bear’s favourite blue wooden chair, which was a gift, was broken. Can you create an expanded noun phrase from this complicated information? There is a chair. There is more than one way to do this. It belongs to Baby Bear. It is made from wood. It is blue. The blue wooden chair, which was Baby Bear’s favourite and a gift, was broken It was his favourite chair. It was a gift. IDEAS

11. Generating Complicated Information EXAMPLE Door was open. The green front door of the cottage, with a silver knocker, was open. With a partner see if you can come up with lots of information about this noun. There is a door. Then take those ideas and put them into an expanded noun phrase. It belongs to the cottage. It is at the front. It has a silver knocker. It is painted green. You might find you need to use commas to organise some of the phrases. EXAMPLE

12. Changing Perceptions The bear roared. You can add detail which changes perception using expanded noun phrases. The giant, angry bear with teeth like razors roared. The badly injured bear with terrified eyes roared. The merry bear, who was playing with his cubs, roared. These expanded noun phrases create very different images.

13. Building Expanded Noun Phrases to Change Perception The witch cackled. Our kind, cheery witch, who was listening to jokes, cackled. She is cheery. Have we changed the perception of this character? She is kind. She belongs to us. She is listening to jokes. What details could we add to make the witch seem like a good character? Can we build this up into an expanded noun phrase?

14. Building Expanded Noun Phrases to Change Perception The princess sang softly. That wicked, scheming princess, who was planning the destruction of the village, sang softly. She is wicked. She is scheming. She is that princess you have heard about. Have we changed the perception of this character? She is planning the destruction of the village. What details could we add to make the princess seem like a bad character? IDEAS