The Gingerbread Man

Using English Noun Phrases

Once upon a time ...

One day ...

*Knock! Knock!*

Suddenly ...

Then ...Stop! Stop! I want to eat you for my tea!

Run! Run as fast as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!

After that ...Stop! Stop! I want to eat you for my tea! Run! Run as fast

as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!

I’ve run away from .... And I can run away from you.

Next ...Stop! Stop! I want to eat you for my tea! Run! Run as fast

as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!

I’ve run away from ... , and ... And I can run away from you.

And then ...Stop! Stop! I want to eat you for my tea! Run! Run as fast

as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!

I’ve run away from ... , and ... , and ..., and I can run away from you.

Soon after that ...Stop! Stop! I want to eat you for my tea! Run! Run as fast

as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!

I’ve run away from ... , and ... , and ..., and even ...., and I can run away from you.

Soon after that ...Stop! Stop! I want to eat you for my tea! Run! Run as fast

as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!

I’ve run away from ... , and ... , and ..., and ..., and even ...., and I can run away from you.

But then ...

Along came...

Well, then ...

And so ...

Finally ...

A Noun Phrase often includes1. a determiner such as:

articles

quantifiers

numbers

possessive adjectives

demonstrative adjectives

a an the

some many few

one six twenty

my your our his her their

this that these those

A Noun Phrase often includes2. modifiers such as:

adjectives

nouns

possessive forms of nouns

adverb-adjective combinations

huge, delicious

gingerbread

cat’s, people’s, horses’

really wet, deliciously sweet

A Noun Phrase often includes3. a noun such as:

woman

fox

cow

dog

man

cat

goat

horse

A noun phrase can also include1. a subordinate clause

The old woman ... ... wearing a white apron

2. a prepositional phrase

The old woman ... ... with grey hair

A noun phrase is NOT a sentence.

Create a Noun Phrase to describe each character in the story.

determiner:

modifier:

modifier:

noun:

prepositional phrase:

modifier:

The

delicious

crunchy

Man

with gumdrop buttons

Gingerbread

Retell the story using noun phrases