Expanded Noun Phrases Worksheet for grammar practice.
Expanded Noun Phrases Worksheet with ten sentences for students to underline complex noun phrases.
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An expanded noun phrase includes:
- A noun
- One or more adjectives (describing the noun)
- Possibly a prepositional phrase (e.g., "from next door", "with large round glasses")
- Sometimes similes or comparisons (e.g., "as sharp as razors")
A complex expanded noun phrase means it has multiple descriptive elements — usually more than one adjective and/or a prepositional phrase or relative clause.
We are to underline the complex expanded noun phrase in each sentence.
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Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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1. The old, grey cat from next door looked in through the window.
- Noun: *cat*
- Adjectives: *old, grey*
- Prepositional phrase: *from next door* → adds extra detail
✔ This is a complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 The old, grey cat from next door
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2. The neat, little girl with large round glasses, told the class a gripping story.
- Noun: *girl*
- Adjectives: *neat, little*
- Prepositional phrase: *with large round glasses*
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 The neat, little girl with large round glasses
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3. An enormous, black dog with teeth as sharp as razors, guarded the house.
- Noun: *dog*
- Adjectives: *enormous, black*
- Prepositional phrase: *with teeth as sharp as razors* (includes simile)
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 An enormous, black dog with teeth as sharp as razors
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4. The exhausted football team, soaking wet and covered in mud, clambered onto the coach.
- Noun: *team*
- Adjective: *exhausted*
- Participial phrases: *soaking wet and covered in mud* (describing the team)
✔ This is a complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 The exhausted football team, soaking wet and covered in mud
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5. Mum threw the cheap, ugly flowers from the petrol station in the bin.
- Noun: *flowers*
- Adjectives: *cheap, ugly*
- Prepositional phrase: *from the petrol station*
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 the cheap, ugly flowers from the petrol station
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6. A loud, angry voice with a Scottish accent yelled, "Get out, now!"
- Noun: *voice*
- Adjectives: *loud, angry*
- Prepositional phrase: *with a Scottish accent*
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 A loud, angry voice with a Scottish accent
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7. The dilapidated, old house at the end of the street had been empty for years.
- Noun: *house*
- Adjectives: *dilapidated, old*
- Prepositional phrase: *at the end of the street*
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 The dilapidated, old house at the end of the street
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8. The white bearded wizard in purple robes raised his staff above his head.
- Noun: *wizard*
- Adjectives: *white bearded* (compound adjective), *in purple robes* (prepositional phrase)
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 The white bearded wizard in purple robes
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9. A red, sports car with blacked-out windows stopped outside the house.
- Noun: *car*
- Adjectives: *red, sports*
- Prepositional phrase: *with blacked-out windows*
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 A red, sports car with blacked-out windows
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10. I looked longingly at the sparkling diamond ring in the jeweller's window.
- Noun: *ring*
- Adjectives: *sparkling, diamond*
- Prepositional phrase: *in the jeweller's window*
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 the sparkling diamond ring in the jeweller's window
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1. The old, grey cat from next door
2. The neat, little girl with large round glasses
3. An enormous, black dog with teeth as sharp as razors
4. The exhausted football team, soaking wet and covered in mud
5. the cheap, ugly flowers from the petrol station
6. A loud, angry voice with a Scottish accent
7. The dilapidated, old house at the end of the street
8. The white bearded wizard in purple robes
9. A red, sports car with blacked-out windows
10. the sparkling diamond ring in the jeweller's window
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Each sentence contains a complex expanded noun phrase — meaning the noun is described using:
- Multiple adjectives
- And/or prepositional phrases
- And sometimes similes or participial phrases
These phrases make the writing more vivid and detailed.
Let me know if you'd like a version with underlines shown visually!
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🔍 What is an expanded noun phrase?
An expanded noun phrase includes:
- A noun
- One or more adjectives (describing the noun)
- Possibly a prepositional phrase (e.g., "from next door", "with large round glasses")
- Sometimes similes or comparisons (e.g., "as sharp as razors")
A complex expanded noun phrase means it has multiple descriptive elements — usually more than one adjective and/or a prepositional phrase or relative clause.
We are to underline the complex expanded noun phrase in each sentence.
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Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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1. The old, grey cat from next door looked in through the window.
- Noun: *cat*
- Adjectives: *old, grey*
- Prepositional phrase: *from next door* → adds extra detail
✔ This is a complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 The old, grey cat from next door
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2. The neat, little girl with large round glasses, told the class a gripping story.
- Noun: *girl*
- Adjectives: *neat, little*
- Prepositional phrase: *with large round glasses*
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 The neat, little girl with large round glasses
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3. An enormous, black dog with teeth as sharp as razors, guarded the house.
- Noun: *dog*
- Adjectives: *enormous, black*
- Prepositional phrase: *with teeth as sharp as razors* (includes simile)
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 An enormous, black dog with teeth as sharp as razors
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4. The exhausted football team, soaking wet and covered in mud, clambered onto the coach.
- Noun: *team*
- Adjective: *exhausted*
- Participial phrases: *soaking wet and covered in mud* (describing the team)
✔ This is a complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 The exhausted football team, soaking wet and covered in mud
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5. Mum threw the cheap, ugly flowers from the petrol station in the bin.
- Noun: *flowers*
- Adjectives: *cheap, ugly*
- Prepositional phrase: *from the petrol station*
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 the cheap, ugly flowers from the petrol station
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6. A loud, angry voice with a Scottish accent yelled, "Get out, now!"
- Noun: *voice*
- Adjectives: *loud, angry*
- Prepositional phrase: *with a Scottish accent*
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 A loud, angry voice with a Scottish accent
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7. The dilapidated, old house at the end of the street had been empty for years.
- Noun: *house*
- Adjectives: *dilapidated, old*
- Prepositional phrase: *at the end of the street*
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 The dilapidated, old house at the end of the street
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8. The white bearded wizard in purple robes raised his staff above his head.
- Noun: *wizard*
- Adjectives: *white bearded* (compound adjective), *in purple robes* (prepositional phrase)
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 The white bearded wizard in purple robes
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9. A red, sports car with blacked-out windows stopped outside the house.
- Noun: *car*
- Adjectives: *red, sports*
- Prepositional phrase: *with blacked-out windows*
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 A red, sports car with blacked-out windows
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10. I looked longingly at the sparkling diamond ring in the jeweller's window.
- Noun: *ring*
- Adjectives: *sparkling, diamond*
- Prepositional phrase: *in the jeweller's window*
✔ Complex expanded noun phrase:
👉 the sparkling diamond ring in the jeweller's window
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✔ Final Answers (Underlined Parts):
1. The old, grey cat from next door
2. The neat, little girl with large round glasses
3. An enormous, black dog with teeth as sharp as razors
4. The exhausted football team, soaking wet and covered in mud
5. the cheap, ugly flowers from the petrol station
6. A loud, angry voice with a Scottish accent
7. The dilapidated, old house at the end of the street
8. The white bearded wizard in purple robes
9. A red, sports car with blacked-out windows
10. the sparkling diamond ring in the jeweller's window
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📝 Summary
Each sentence contains a complex expanded noun phrase — meaning the noun is described using:
- Multiple adjectives
- And/or prepositional phrases
- And sometimes similes or participial phrases
These phrases make the writing more vivid and detailed.
Let me know if you'd like a version with underlines shown visually!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of noun phrases worksheet.
