Expanded noun phrases (age 8+)
PROCEDURALExpand noun phrases with modifying adjectives, nouns, and preposition phrases to add detail
Mastery Evidence
- Expand 'the teacher' to 'the strict maths teacher with curly hair' using adjective, noun, and preposition phrase
- Write a sentence containing a noun phrase with at least three modifiers, e.g. 'the old stone bridge over the river'
- Identify the head noun and its modifiers in 'the tiny grey kitten under the table'
Assessment Prompt
“When [child] describes something in a piece of writing, do they build up a rich description — like "the tall man with the grey coat" rather than just "the man"?”
Curriculum Standards1 alignment
Eng.UKS2.Write.VGP.1dThe national curriculum in EnglandDevelop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 by using expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely.
Prerequisites2
- Expanded noun phraseshardAges 6—7
- PrepositionssoftAges 5—7
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- 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
- 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'
Unlocks3
- Expanded noun phrases (age 9+)hardAges 9—10
- Phrases & ClauseshardAges 11—13
- Adjective Order in SentenceshardAges 9—10