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This is an X-Word Grammar-based game that helps students learn and practice the order of words in an English noun phrase. It also increases vocabulary and provides practice matching determiners with main nouns (countable and uncountable)
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The Noun Box GameAND HOW TO PLAY IT
An X-Word Grammar Gamedeveloped by Bonny Hart & Tamara Kirson
Logo design: David Marte
NOUN BOXES: What’s the point?Practice with singular, plural, and noncount nounsMatch determiners to main nounsLearn a variety of describersLearn the order of different types of describers.
Why should I care? because noun boxes can occur in many places in a sentence. As the subject As the object or complement After a preposition After a clause word And so on…
As the SUBJECT
won a top award.The designS
As the OBJECT
a top award.The designWhat?
won
After a preposition
won a top awardThe design
the association.<frompreposition
After a CLAUSE WORD
won a top awardThe design
the association.from
the student groupthat createdCW
NOUN BOXES are a basic building block of English
a top award
The design
the association.from
the student group[that created]CW
won
S
What? preposition
Singular, plural, and noncount nouns
Singular: man, woman, boot, earring, dress Plural: men, women, boots, earrings, dresses Noncount: design, food, water, rice, freedom
What are Determiners?
Articles: a, an, the Demonstratives: this, that, these, those Possessives: my, her, their, John’s, the school’s …. Quantifiers: a lot of, many, each, a few ….
Determiners are the little words that come in front of a noun.
The GAME: Step 1Focused practice with DETERMINERS and NOUNS
Select these cards, shuffle them together, and deal 5 to each player.Put the remainder of the deck on the table.Turn over the top card of the deck for the discard pile.
NOUN
ADD AN “S”
DETERMINER
CAPITAL LETTER
Focus questions:
1.Which determiners match with which nouns?
2.Does every noun need a determiner?
1.Is every determiner an article?
2.Every singular noun needs a _____________.
Determiners + nouns only
Example 1: Determiner + Noun
Sorry. You can’t use “a” with a plural noun.
Example 2: Determiner + Noun
Sorry. The boxes in this game are SUBJECT boxes. A one-word subject must begin with a capital letter.
Example 3: Determiner + Noun
Yes! Boots can be a noun box.
30 points
Example 4: Determiner + Noun
Sorry. “One of the” needs a plural noun.
Example 5: Determiner + Noun
Yes! One of the dresses is a good NOUN BOX
40 points
Determiners and Nouns
The GAME: Step 2Adding DESCRIBERS
Describers are words that describe things.
In English, different types of describers have a set order. English is a WORD ORDER LANGUAGE, right?
taupe, plastic, popular, terrible, old, American, tiny
In English, nouns are sometimes used as describers. If a noun is a describer, it will come in front of another noun.
A little note about describers
She is an American girl.
The girl is an American.
describer
noun
Here are six words. Put them in order to make a good NOUN BOX
the
beautifuldoll little
pink plastic
The beautiful little pink plastic doll
Determiner Opinion Size Color Material noun
The beautiful little pink plastic doll
Add DESCRIBERS to the game, one kind at a time or all at once.
describers
1. Determiner2. Opinion3. Size4. Age
6.Material/Origin5. Color
Example 1: Determiner-Describers-noun
40 points
Example 2: Determiner-Describers-noun
No points. You can’t use “a” with “boots”
Example 3: Determiner-Describers-noun
No points. 1) Only one card per category2) You need a capital letter for “gorgeous”
Example 4: Determiner-Describers-noun
50 points.
60 points!
Enjoy playing the NOUN BOX GAME
•Remember, there are rules and instructions with every game, but it’s more fun to make them up yourselves.
•For a challenge, make your own set of cards, using vocabulary from your reading or theme.
•It’s about practice, not perfection. Have fun being imperfect!
Thank you
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