Building the noun group

1. Building the group
A noun group can be a single word – King.
Or it can be expanded to provide a lengthy description - The powerful King ruled over the
entire society.
Using noun groups helps you develop chunks of information in your writing
In class we are studying the question “how were people in Medieval Europe were
governed?”. Some people may answer this question with People in Medieval Europe were
governed by the King and the Church. This is correct but it does not go into much detail. By
using more nouns we are able to extend our writing and make it more informative.
Below is an example of how to extend our writing using nouns
Describes
where or what Describes the
(at, from, with, people of
in, up, next) things (who,
No verb which or that)
(No vern
The Noun Group
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phrase clause
The Powerful King who ruled over
the entire
society
Now have a go at building your own noun group.
The Noun Group
Quantity Opinion Factual Classifying NOUN Adjectival Adjectival
phrase clause