Learning goal
I can build a detailed noun phrase without making it confusing.
Key words
noun phrasemodifierprepositiondetaildescription
Expanded Noun Phrases
Use expanded noun phrases with precise modifiers and prepositional phrases to add detail.
Try these first
- Expand: Expand 'the tower' with precise detail.
- Preposition: Add a prepositional phrase to 'the cottage'.
- Choose: Which is more precise: 'a bird' or 'the tiny blue bird on the branch'?
Try it, then check your answer
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Set up private learning journeyExpand 'the tower' with precise detail.
Add a prepositional phrase to 'the cottage'.
Which is more precise: 'a bird' or 'the tiny blue bird on the branch'?
What a secure answer looks like
- 1. e.g. the ancient stone tower
- 2. e.g. the cottage beside the river
- 3. the tiny blue bird on the branch