Noun Group Chart

Pointer  Numerative Intensifier ! Describer Classifier  Thing  NOUN Qualifier

(which?) (how many?) (to what (what like?) (what type?) (who or what?) (more about the Thing
degree?) to specify - which one
Eg: the, a, this, Eg: many, some, Eg: very, really, Eg: beautiful, soft, Eg: nocturnal, Eg: boy, dog, sky, exactly?)
these, your, his, a few, six, a incredibly, quite, yellow, dangerous Year 5, industrial, fight, discussion, Eg: who I met last
Australia’s couple, a cup of Siamese, native reason, solution week, with green eyes

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Early Years Noun Group Chart
Pointer  Number/Counter  Describer Classifier  Thing  NOUN
(which?) (how many / how what like?, what size? (what type?) (who or what?)
Eg: the, a, an, much?) what age? what colour? what shape? what Eg: sport, racing, Eg: dog, car, doll, bear,
this, that, your, Eg: some, a few, two six, made of? teddy, toy, wooden sky, house, girl, boy
my, his, her a cup of, a bowl of Eg beautiful, big, old, red, round, soft, furry

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Early Years Noun Group Chart
Pointer  Counter  Describer Classifier  Thing  NOUN
(which?) (how many / how what like?, what size, what age? what colour? what (what type?) (who or what?)
Eg: the, a, an, much?) shape? what texture/what made of? Eg: sport, racing, Eg: dog, car, doll,
this, that, your, Eg: some, a few, Eg beautiful, big, old, red, round, soft, furry teddy, toy, Asian bear, sky, house,
my, his, her two six, a cup of, a girl, boy
what like? what size? what
bowl of

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  X
colour?
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the two cute little brown birds

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