A noun phrase is a noun and the modifiers which describe it, e.g. 'My dog, her dog, the neighbour's dog, the spotty dog, or the drooling dog' instead of just dog.
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Adjectival phrases
An adjective phrase is a group of words that describe a noun or pronoun in a sentence e.g. 'A person smarter than me needs to figure this out.'
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Comparatives
A comparative is an adjective or an adverb that is used to compare two things, for short words you add -er on the end and for long words you put 'more' in front of them, e.g long is longer and difficult is more difficult.
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Oxymoron
Oxymoron is when two words not normally associated are brought together, e.g. 'bitter sweet'.
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Card 2
Front
A noun phrase is a noun and the modifiers which describe it, e.g. 'My dog, her dog, the neighbour's dog, the spotty dog, or the drooling dog' instead of just dog.
Back
Noun Phrases
Card 3
Front
An adjective phrase is a group of words that describe a noun or pronoun in a sentence e.g. 'A person smarter than me needs to figure this out.'
Back
Card 4
Front
A comparative is an adjective or an adverb that is used to compare two things, for short words you add -er on the end and for long words you put 'more' in front of them, e.g long is longer and difficult is more difficult.
Back
Card 5
Front
Oxymoron is when two words not normally associated are brought together, e.g. 'bitter sweet'.
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