Expanded noun phrases: banded mongoose
Whiteboard Challenges
Challenge 1
Copy and improve the first sentence by putting two precise adjectives before each noun.
Challenge 2
Expand the second sentence by adding a prepositional phrase and a relative clause to precisely add extra information about the nouns ‘pup’ and ‘swimming pool.’
Challenge 3
Using some of the words from the Word Wall, write your own scintillating sentence about the banded mongoose featured in the film clip. It must contain an expanded noun phrase that concisely adds extra information about a noun both before and after it.
Whiteboard Challenges
1) Famously, some _______ species of mongoose will boldly attack _______ snakes such as cobras.
2) The adorable pup, with ____________________ , took the plunge and swam across the outdoor swimming pool, which _____________________ .