YEAR 2 · ENGLISH · FOR ADULTS
Expanded noun phrases: adult guide
Discuss how the words help a reader. Accept sensible alternatives to the examples.
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| TheLearnDen Year 2 · English Answers and discussionAdult guide 1 of 2 1 · Main noun and detailMouse is the main noun. Tiny adds detail before it; under the chair adds detail after it. Chair is a noun within the added detail, but the whole phrase is about the mouse. 2 · Find the phraseThe brave firefighter. “Climbed the ladder” tells us what the firefighter did. Do not include that action in the requested noun phrase. 3 · Phrase or action?What it did. “Jumped off the sofa” describes the action. In this sentence, the cat is the noun phrase; it has no added descriptive detail. 4 · Choose an adjectiveExamples: the muddy dog or the wet dog. Accept another adjective if the learner can explain how it fits. One useful adjective is enough. |
| TheLearnDen Year 2 · English Answers and discussionAdult guide 2 of 2 5 · Detail after the nounExample: the bag beside the door. Accept another sensible phrase after bag that tells us where it is, such as “under the table”. 6 · Use the whole phraseExample: The bag beside the door fell over. Check that the learner keeps their own complete phrase, adds a verb so the sentence makes sense, and uses an initial capital and full stop. 7 · One adjective is enoughYes. Sleepy adds detail about cat. Two adjectives and a comma are not requirements. Do not add a comma between sleepy and cat. The video’s “sleepy, ginger” example is not a rule to put commas between every pair of adjectives. 8 · Transfer to a new sceneExample phrase: the small silver key. Example sentence: The small silver key opened the box. Discuss which details distinguish the key and listen to the learner’s explanation. Accept other coherent phrases and sentences; this is not exact-match marking. |