Grammar Terms: Clauses and Conjunctions
Use and understand Year 3 grammatical terminology accurately when discussing reading and writing: preposition, conjunction, word family, prefix, clause, subordinate clause, direct speech, consonant letter, vowel letter, inverted commas/speech marks
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“If you ask your child to find a "subordinate clause" or a "preposition" in a sentence from their book, can they point one out and explain what it means?”
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- Activity. Use and understand Year 3 grammatical terminology accurately when discussing reading and writing: preposition, conjunction, word family, prefix, clause, subordinate clause, direct speech, consonant letter, vowel letter, inverted commas/speech marks
What to notice. Use the terms 'clause' and 'subordinate clause' to identify parts of a multi-clause sentence (e.g., point to the subordinate clause in 'I stayed inside because it rained') • Use the terms 'conjunction', 'preposition', and 'prefix' correctly when explaining word/sentence choices in own writing • Distinguish between consonant letters and vowel letters and use the terms 'direct speech' and 'inverted commas' when discussing punctuation
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If you ask your child to find a "subordinate clause" or a "preposition" in a sentence from their book, can they point one out and explain what it means?
Use and understand Year 3 grammatical terminology accurately when discussing reading and writing: preposition, conjunction, word family, prefix, clause, subordinate clause, direct speech, consonant letter, vowel letter, inverted commas/speech marks
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- Use the terms 'clause' and 'subordinate clause' to identify parts of a multi-clause sentence (e.g., point to the subordinate clause in 'I stayed inside because it rained')
- Use the terms 'conjunction', 'preposition', and 'prefix' correctly when explaining word/sentence choices in own writing
- Distinguish between consonant letters and vowel letters and use the terms 'direct speech' and 'inverted commas' when discussing punctuation
“If you ask your child to find a "subordinate clause" or a "preposition" in a sentence from their book, can they point one out and explain what it means?”
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- Type
- Language
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 7–9
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