Noun Phrases

Often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

People like to have money.
I am tired.
It is getting late.
or a determiner and a noun :
Our friends have bought a house in the village.
Those houses are very expensive.
perhaps with an adjective:
Our closest friends have just bought a new house in the village.
Sometimes the noun phrase begins with a quantifier:
All those children go to school here.
Both of my younger brothers are married
Some people spend a lot of money.

Numbers:
Quantifiers come before determiners, but numbers come afterdeterminers:
My four children go to school here. (All my children go to school here.)
Those two suitcases are mine. (Both those suitcases are mine)
So the noun phrase is built up in this way:
Noun: people; money
Determiner + noun: the village, a house, our friends; those houses

Quantifier + noun: some people; a lot of money

Determiner + adjective + noun: our closest friends; a new house.
Quantifier + determiner + noun: all those children;
Quantifier + determiner + adjective + noun: both of my younger brothers
The noun phrase can be quite complicated:
a loaf of nice fresh brown bread
the eight-year-old boy who attempted to rob
a sweet shop with a pistol
that attractive young woman in the blue dress
sitting over there in the corner

Some words and phrases come after the noun.

These are called post-modifiers.
A noun phrase can be post-modified in several ways:
Here are some examples:
with a prepositional phrase:
a man with a gun
the boy in the blue shirt
the house on the corner
with an ing phrase:
the man standing over there
the boy talking to Angela
with a relative clause:

the man we met yesterday

the house that Jack built
the woman who discovered radium
an eight-year-old boy who attempted to rob a sweet shop
with a that clause.
This is very common with reporting or summarising nouns
like idea, fact, belief, suggestion:
Hes still very fit, in spite of the fact that hes over eighty.
She got the idea that people didnt like her.
There was a suggestion that the children should be sent home.
with a to-infinitive.
This is very common after indefinite pronouns and adverbs:
You should take something to read.
I need somewhere to sleep.
Ive got no decent shoes to wear.
There may be more than one postmodifier:
an eight-year old boy with a gun who tried to rob a sweet shop
that girl over there in a green dress drinking a coke

Source:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/clause-phrase-andsentence/noun-phrase

Noun Phrases
Often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

People like to have money.

I am tired.
It is getting late.
or a determiner and a noun :
Our friends have bought a house in the village.
Those houses are very expensive.
perhaps with an adjective:
Our closest friends have just bought a new house in the village.
Sometimes the noun phrase begins with a quantifier:
All those children go to school here.
Both of my younger brothers are married
Some people spend a lot of money.

Numbers:
Quantifiers come before determiners, but numbers come after determiners:
My four children go to school here. (All my children go to school here.)
Those two suitcases are mine. (Both those suitcases are mine)
So the noun phrase is built up in this way:
Noun: people; money
Determiner + noun: the village, a house, our friends; those houses
Quantifier + noun: some people; a lot of money
Determiner + adjective + noun: our closest friends; a new house.
Quantifier + determiner + noun: all those children;
Quantifier + determiner + adjective + noun: both of my younger brothers
The noun phrase can be quite complicated:
a loaf of nice fresh brown bread
the eight-year-old boy who attempted to rob a sweet shop with a pistol
that attractive young woman in the blue dress sitting over there in the corner
- See more at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/clausephrase-and-sentence/noun-phrase#sthash.0DXQHU2Y.dpuf

Noun Phrases
Often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:
People like to have money.
I am tired.
It is getting late.
or a determiner and a noun :

Our friends have bought a house in the village.

Those houses are very expensive.
perhaps with an adjective:
Our closest friends have just bought a new house in the village.
Sometimes the noun phrase begins with a quantifier:
All those children go to school here.
Both of my younger brothers are married
Some people spend a lot of money.

Numbers:
Quantifiers come before determiners, but numbers come after determiners:
My four children go to school here. (All my children go to school here.)
Those two suitcases are mine. (Both those suitcases are mine)
So the noun phrase is built up in this way:
Noun: people; money
Determiner + noun: the village, a house, our friends; those houses
Quantifier + noun: some people; a lot of money
Determiner + adjective + noun: our closest friends; a new house.
Quantifier + determiner + noun: all those children;
Quantifier + determiner + adjective + noun: both of my younger brothers
The noun phrase can be quite complicated:
a loaf of nice fresh brown bread
the eight-year-old boy who attempted to rob a sweet shop with a pistol
that attractive young woman in the blue dress sitting over there in the corner
- See more at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/clausephrase-and-sentence/noun-phrase#sthash.0DXQHU2Y.dpuf

Noun Phrases
Often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:
People like to have money.
I am tired.
It is getting late.
or a determiner and a noun :
Our friends have bought a house in the village.
Those houses are very expensive.
perhaps with an adjective:
Our closest friends have just bought a new house in the village.

Sometimes the noun phrase begins with a quantifier:

All those children go to school here.
Both of my younger brothers are married
Some people spend a lot of money.

Numbers:
Quantifiers come before determiners, but numbers come after determiners:
My four children go to school here. (All my children go to school here.)
Those two suitcases are mine. (Both those suitcases are mine)
So the noun phrase is built up in this way:
Noun: people; money
Determiner + noun: the village, a house, our friends; those houses
Quantifier + noun: some people; a lot of money
Determiner + adjective + noun: our closest friends; a new house.
Quantifier + determiner + noun: all those children;
Quantifier + determiner + adjective + noun: both of my younger brothers
The noun phrase can be quite complicated:
a loaf of nice fresh brown bread
the eight-year-old boy who attempted to rob a sweet shop with a pistol
that attractive young woman in the blue dress sitting over there in the corner
- See more at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/clausephrase-and-sentence/noun-phrase#sthash.0DXQHU2Y.dpuf
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Saturday, 25 October 2014

Sentence Construction - Subject Verb Agreement

(Section A)
Sentence construction
SUBJECT (S) - VERB (V) - OBJECT (O) /COMPLEMENT (C)

1.

S - boys

V-

holding

candyfloss
V - running

O - ticketing counter

Two boys, who are holding the sweet candyfloss, are running
towards the ticketing counter.

O-

2.

S - girl
S - clown

V - waiting

O - balloon

V - inflating

O - balloon - (it)

The girl with plaited hair is waiting patiently for her balloon while
the clown beside her is inflating it.
3.

S - ladies

V - wearing
V - waving
V - riding

O - dress
O - children
O - pony
(+) add - merry-go-round

Two ladies wearing beautiful dress are waving to their children who
are riding the wooden pony on the merry-go-round.
4.

S - man

V - standing

O - ticketing counter

The man, who has short, straight hair is standing at the ticketing
counter.
5.

S - man

V - walking

S - watch

V - is

O - funfair
O - hand

The man wearing a vest, is walking leisurely at the funfair.

1.

S - boy

V - strumming
V - sitting

O - guitar
O - gazebo

The boy, who is strumming the guitar, is sitting under the wooden
gazebo.
2.

S - boy

V - eating
V - sitting

O - sandwich
O - mat

The boy, who is eating a slice of sandwich, is sitting on the mat.

3.

S - girl

V - sitting
V - painting

O - stool
O - picture (+) add - tree

The girl with a pony tail, is sitting on the stool and she is painting
a beautiful, nice picture under the shady tree.
4.

S - boy

V - reading
V - sitting

O - book
O - girl

There is a teenage boy reading a book and he is sitting beside the

beautiful girl.
5.

S - boy

V - wearing
V - listening

O - spectacles
O -children

The boy wearing a pair of spectacles, is listening to the children

playing the musical instruments.
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Sample of Excellent Essay Writing for Section C - Paper

2
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the hard work done by the my pupils
and all UPSR pupils throughout their 6 years of schooling. Hope that they will keep
improving their EL.
These are some samples to be shared.
Hope that the pupils will get the idea on how to score high marks for Section C.
Theme: Stung by the bee (Good deed)
Anisa - garden - used -trowel - watered

mother - stung - bee - pain - swollen - skin

worried - quickly - phoned - father - office
went - clinic - doctor - medicine - felt better
Sample 1
One sunny morning, Anisa and her mother, Puan Sara were in the garden, tending
to their plants.
Puan Sara used the trowel to uproot some plants from the pots and placed them in the
soil while Anisa watered the plants using a large watering can.
As her mother uprooting the last plant, a bee flew by and stung in her arm. Her
mother cried out as she fell. She was sobbing uncontrollablyas she never felt
such excruciating pain in her entire life. Puan Sara's entire arm was swollen by the
time she finished crying.
Anisa was so worried, she immediately ran to her house phone and phoned her
father who was working in his office. He drove back home as fast as he could and took
Puan Sara and Anisa to the clinic.
When they finally arrived at the clinic, Puan Sara's entire arm wasthrobbing in
pain. The doctor bandaged Puan Sara's arm and prescribed her some medicine to
numb the pain. Puan Sara felt better and was thankful for having such a wonderful and
caring family.

Sample 2
Two Fridays back, Anisa and her mother were doing some gardening in their
garden. Her mother, Puan Anita was using the trowel to flatten up the damp soil in the
pot that Anisa had watered. They both had green hands.
Puan Anita was very happy that day. As she whistled her favourite song, out of the

blue, a bee stung Puan Anita's right arm. Puan Anita dropped the trowel she was using.
Puan Anita started screaming her lungs out in pain. Anisa thought her mother had
been clumsy once again but when she heard her scream, she turned around as quick as
lightning. Puan Anita told Anisa what had happened. Anisa saw her mother's swollen
hand. Her skin was also turned red.
Anisa was very worried. Quickly, she phoned her father and explained to him the
situation and to urge him to rush back. So, quickly her father left his office. While waiting
for her father, Anisa dabbed some ice on her mother's swollen arm to reduce
the swell.
In a jiffy, her father arrived. He picked up his wife and they went to the nearby
clinic. After the doctor questioned them and they explained, the doctor examined her
arm. He told them that the swelling area would heal soon and the pain would lessen. The
doctor prescribed her some medicine and ointment. Her husband took her home and she
applied the ointment .She ate the medicine that the doctor gave as well. After a while, she
felt better. Then she thanked her kind and helpful daughter for being so caring.

Sample 3
It was a fine day. Anisa and her mother were doing their usual Saturday gardening
together. Anisa was busy watering the plants as her mother used a trowel to prepare a pot
of soil for a new plant. Since they had a beautiful garden, it was not uncommon to see a
few bees buzzing around.
However, when Anisa's mother tried to lift a small plant, she was unaware that she
had disturbed a bee. Sensing danger, the bee immediately stung her in the arm. Anisa's
mother cried out in pain as the stung area swelled within minutes.
Anisa rushed to her mother's aid. After Anisa's mother told her what had
happened, Anisa quickly went inside and phoned her father's office. When her father
picked up, Anisa hastily retold what her mother had said, worry evident in her voice.
Her father told her to stay calm and that he would take her mother to the clinic shortly.
Anisa hung up after saying goodbye and went back to her mother.

Sure enough, a few minutes later her father arrived and took her mother to the
clinic.There she was examined by a doctor named Randy. Dr. Randy told her to be more
careful at her age and gave her some cream to soothe the pain. After putting the cream
on, she instantly felt a little bit better. She was very grateful and thanked Dr. Randy.
Anisa's parents bid the doctor goodby and went home. Anisa was as happy as a lark as
her parents reached home and knocked the door because she knew that her mother was
okay.

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Monday, 18 August 2014

Paper 1 - Grammar Section

Sample 1
SECTION C
Questions 16 21 :
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
16.

17

Giraffes are the ____________animals.

A

tall

taller

tallest

They _____________ talking about the terrible incident.

A

are

is

am

18.

19.

20.

We must not to eat too ______________ sweet food.

A

much

little

some

Abu has three _______________ and a ______________ in his pencil box.

A

pencil , sharpener

pencils , sharpeners

pencils , sharpener

I like sunny days _______________ I can go out to play.

A

and

but

or

because

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