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Noun Phrases in Narratives
Help Rían and Oisín turn a plain fire-station story into a vivid one. A noun phrase is a group of words built around a noun. It can name a person, place, object or idea, and may include a determiner and describing words. Read each task carefully. For writing questions, answers can vary; use the sample answer as a guide.
Spot the noun phrase
Noun phrases help readers picture the people and things in a story.
1.Choose the complete noun phrase that names the fire engine in this sentence: “The bright red fire engine waited by the station doors.”
- bright red
- the bright red fire engine
- waited by the station
- station doors
2.In “A sudden alarm rang through the quiet station,” write the noun phrase that tells what rang.
3.Which group of words is a noun phrase, rather than an action or a description on its own?
- raced down the steps
- very quickly
- the narrow station steps
- shouted loudly
Build a clearer picture
A noun phrase can be expanded with a determiner, adjectives or extra information.
4.Expand the noun “helmet” into a noun phrase that would fit a story about a firefighter. Include a determiner and at least two describing words.
5.Match each noun phrase beginning to the ending that makes the most sensible phrase.
- the flashing
- a narrow
- the heavy
- an exhausted
- lane
- firefighter
- radio
- hose
6.Read: “Oisín grabbed the long, coiled hose and carried it outside.” Write both noun phrases in the sentence.
Edit the story
Use noun phrases to add useful detail, not just extra words.
7.Improve this plain sentence by replacing “a dog” with a more vivid noun phrase: “Rían spotted a dog beside the gate.” Include a determiner and at least two details.
8.Read the mini-story: “The alarm rang. Rían pulled on a jacket. Oisín opened the doors. The crew raced towards the engine.” Copy one noun phrase that names a person or group and one that names an object.
9.Write a three-sentence opening for a fire-station adventure. Include at least three noun phrases, and underline or list them after your story.
10.Explain how the noun phrase “the waiting red engine” gives a reader more information than “the engine”.
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