Look again at Chapter 2 of The Cook and find the words
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Grammar for The Cook (Chapter 1)
1. A phrase is a group of words. It is longer than one word but shorter than a complete sentence (or paragraph). A noun phrase (NP) is a group of words around a head noun. A head noun is the most important noun in the phrase. Here are some examples.
a. The blue car didn’t stop at the red light.
=Two NPs: ‘The blue car‘ and ‘the red light‘.
The head nouns are ‘car’ and ‘light’
b. Her English teacher is from northern England.
=Two NPs: ‘Her English teacher‘ and ‘northern England‘.
The head nouns are ‘teacher’ and ‘England’
c. Sally’s cat chased her friend’s dog!
=Two NPs: ‘Sally’s cat‘ and ‘her friend’s dog‘
The head nouns are ‘cat’ and ‘dog’
2. How many NPs does this sentence have? What are they? What are the head nouns?
The book that I borrowed yesterday was from the school library.
3. Now look at this extract from The Cook (Chapter 1). Can you find some NPs?
Picture activity for The Cook (Chapter 1)
Look again at The Cook (Chapter 1) and find the words
QUIZLET for The Cook (Chapter 1)
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Comprehension for The Cook (Chapter 1)
Look again at The Cook (Chapter 1) and decide if these statements are probably true or probably false.
1. The two men in suits are visitors to Scullwell
2. The patients at Scullwell are kept in bad conditions
3. The two men in suits are doctors
4. The patients at Scullwell are sometimes violent
5. Candy is dangerous
6. The head nurse is going to call the police
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