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as articles and/ or adjectives (usually factual or classifying adjectives), but might also include a simple embedded clause as a post qualifier modifier e.g. Cows are big, strong animals that give us milk. A female horse is called a mare. Generalised nouns in simple noun groups e.g. cows, brown cows, chickens, a chicken about the topic or entity e.g. A sugar glider is a ‘flying’ possum that can glide between trees. Noun groups mostly include factual describers or adjectives (answering questions such as ‘What is it like?’, ‘What are its qualities?’) which can be intensified e.g. A turtle frog is a very small creature. They can also include classifiers (answering the question ‘What type?’) which cannot be intensified. For example, Koalas have waterproof fur. A common blue-tongue lizard is the best-known lizard in Australia. The term ‘best-known’ could be classed as an opinion adjective but this type of adjective would not usually be used by students beyond level 3/4. Generalised nouns e.g. sugar gliders and nouns/ noun groups of increasing technicality, e.g. nocturnal animal, marsupial, natural predators modification about the topic or entity; varied use of post-modifiers (e.g. prepositional phrases, embedded clauses) e.g. Weeks of heavy rain caused devastating floods in the Northern Territory. Many homes in Victoria were destroyed by bush fires. Earth’s atmosphere, which protects it from dangerous radiation, contains gases that we breathe. The more distant planets from the Sun orbit more slowly. The Sun’s gravity holds the Solar System together. Noun groups mostly include factual describers or adjectives (answering questions such as ‘What is it like?’, ‘What are its qualities?’) which can be intensified e.g. The Sun is the largest and most massive body in the Solar System. They can also include classifiers (answering the question ‘What type?’) which cannot be intensified. For example, Solar eclipses can be seen in various places around the world. Tropical cyclones occur in northern parts of Australia. Generalised nouns e.g. sugar gliders and nouns/ noun groups of increasing technicality, e.g. nocturnal animal, marsupial, natural predators
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