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Expanded noun phrases (age 8+)
Expand noun phrases with modifying adjectives, nouns, and preposition phrases to add detail
Typical age: 8–10 years
“When your 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"?”
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- Expanded noun phrases (age 9+)REQUIRED
Prepositional phrases are a key mechanism for expanding noun phrases; learners must understand NP expansion before analysing how prepositional phrases function
- Phrases & ClausesREQUIRED
Understanding noun phrases extends KS2 expanding noun phrases
- Adjective Order in SentencesREQUIRED
Ordering adjectives within expanded noun phrases requires prior facility with expanding NPs using modifiers