Complex noun phrases in science writing: a newly discovered species
Grammar · Complex noun phrases · C2 · 45 min. Pre- and postmodification, compound adjectives and compressed noun phrases in science journalism.
About this worksheet
Pre- and postmodification, compound adjectives and compressed noun phrases in science journalism.
- Level
- C2
- Category
- Grammar
- Topic
- Complex noun phrases
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Exercises
- Matching, Word order, Gap-fill, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
- Included
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On the sheet
- Matching: Match each compressed noun phrase to its expanded meaning.
- Word order: Put the words in order to make sentences containing complex noun phras
- Gap-fill: Key-word transformations. Compress the information into a noun phrase
- Speaking / writing task: Write a science news summary (130–160 words) of an imaginary discovery
- Writing lines: Write your summary here.