Expanded noun phrases (age 9+)

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English›Grammar & Punctuation|Ages 9—10|ID: mt_7SfQuXgNtd

Form and use prepositional phrases (preposition + noun phrase) to add detail about time, location, or direction within sentences, recognising how they function as adjective or adverb phrases

Mastery Evidence

Identify the preposition and noun phrase within a prepositional phrase, e.g. in 'under the old bridge', 'under' is the preposition and 'the old bridge' is the noun phrase
Add prepositional phrases to expand sentences with detail about where, when, or how, e.g. 'The cat slept' → 'The cat slept on the warm windowsill throughout the afternoon'
Distinguish prepositional phrases functioning as adjectives (modifying nouns: 'the house on the hill') from those functioning as adverbs (modifying verbs: 'she ran across the field')

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] writes directions or descriptions of a place — like "behind the old tree" or "near the top of the hill" — do they use prepositional phrases naturally to show where or when something is?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

L.4.1eCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

L.4.1e

Form and use prepositional phrases.

English Language Arts

Prerequisites4

Fronted Adverbials and Commas
softAges 8—9
Expanded noun phrases (age 8+)
hardAges 8—10
Expressing Time, Place and Cause
softAges 7—8
Prepositions
hardAges 5—7

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Fronted Adverbials and Commas soft
Fronted adverbials often contain prepositional phrases; prior work with adverbials builds awareness of how preposition phrases function in sentences
- Commas in lists soft
  Comma after fronted adverbial extends comma usage introduced for lists
  - Building sentences soft
    Understanding sentences supports knowing where to place commas
  - Starting and Ending Sentences hard
    Must know basic punctuation before learning comma usage
    - Building sentences hard
      Must understand sentences before punctuating them
- Expressing Time, Place and Cause hard
  Fronted adverbials build on understanding conjunctions, adverbs, and prepositions to express time and cause
  - Prepositions hard
    Using prepositions for time/cause builds on Y1 prepositions
    - Listening and responding soft
      Listening and responding supports learning prepositions
  - Subordinate clauses hard
    Time/cause conjunctions extend Y2 subordination/co-ordination
    - Listening and responding soft
      Listening skills support understanding complex sentence structures
    - Building sentences hard
      Must understand sentences before combining clauses
    - Four Types of Sentences soft
      Understanding sentence types supports creating complex sentences
      - Building sentences hard
        Must understand what a sentence is before learning sentence types
      - Starting and Ending Sentences hard
        Must know basic sentence punctuation before varying it by type
        
        Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before punctuating them
    - Joining Words with 'And' hard
      Must be able to join with 'and' before learning subordination and other co-ordinating conjunctions
      - Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before joining them
Expanded noun phrases (age 8+) hard
Prepositional phrases are a key mechanism for expanding noun phrases; learners must understand NP expansion before analysing how prepositional phrases function
- Expanded noun phrases hard
  Expanded NPs with preposition phrases build on Y2 expanded NPs with adjectives
  - Defining Words soft
    Defining words by attributes supports choosing descriptive adjectives for noun phrases
    - Discussing and Questioning New Words soft
      Context clues support defining words
    - Sorting & Categorising Words hard
      Defining by attributes builds on Y1 categorisation and antonyms
      - How Many in Total? soft
        Sorting and categorising objects uses the same counting/cardinality skills from maths
        
        One-to-one counting hard
        Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
  - Building sentences soft
    Sentence concept helps understanding where noun phrases fit
  - Basic Nouns & Verbs hard
    Must know what nouns are before expanding noun phrases
- Prepositions soft
  Preposition phrases within NPs rely on preposition knowledge
  - Listening and responding soft
    Listening and responding supports learning prepositions
Expressing Time, Place and Cause soft
Prepositional phrase use is enriched by experience using conjunctions, adverbs, and prepositions together to express time, place, and cause
- Prepositions hard
  Using prepositions for time/cause builds on Y1 prepositions
  - Listening and responding soft
    Listening and responding supports learning prepositions
- Subordinate clauses hard
  Time/cause conjunctions extend Y2 subordination/co-ordination
  - Listening and responding soft
    Listening skills support understanding complex sentence structures
  - Building sentences hard
    Must understand sentences before combining clauses
  - Four Types of Sentences soft
    Understanding sentence types supports creating complex sentences
    - Building sentences hard
      Must understand what a sentence is before learning sentence types
    - Starting and Ending Sentences hard
      Must know basic sentence punctuation before varying it by type
      - Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before punctuating them
  - Joining Words with 'And' hard
    Must be able to join with 'and' before learning subordination and other co-ordinating conjunctions
    - Building sentences hard
      Must understand sentences before joining them
Prepositions hard
Constructing prepositional phrases requires knowledge of the most frequent prepositions of location and direction
- Listening and responding soft
  Listening and responding supports learning prepositions

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