Noun phrase
Start with a simple sentence about The Great Fire of London.
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The Great Fire of London started at a bakery.
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Add another fact using a relative clause.
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The Great Fire of London, which happened in 1666, started at a bakery.
What is a 'noun'?
Nouns are:
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People
Places
Things / Objects
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What is a 'noun phrase'?
Noun phrase = determiner + noun
A cat = A + cat
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The pen = The + pen
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My house = My + house
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Some books = Some + books
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This plate = This + plate
Review of determiners
A or The
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'A / An' is one of many.
Can I have a yellow sweet please?
Yes, here you are.
There are four yellow sweets and four purple sweets. The boy wants a (one of four) yellow sweet.
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'The' is one of one
Can I have the yellow sweet please?
Yes, here you are.
There is one yellow sweet and seven purple sweets. The boy wants the (one of one) yellow sweet.
This / That / These / Those
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This or That
This
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One thing
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Close to you
That
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One thing
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Away from you
This present is blue. That present is red.
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These or Those
These
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Two or more things
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Close to you
Those
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Two or more things
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Away from you
These presents are blue. Those presents are red.
Possessive
We can use a 'possessive' determiner to say who owns a noun.
My
This is my ball.