Grammar Terms: Pronouns and Determiners
Know and use Year 4 grammar terminology including determiner, pronoun, possessive pronoun, and adverbial
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If you ask your child to find a "determiner" or a "possessive pronoun" in a sentence, can they point one out and explain what job it does?
Know and use Year 4 grammar terminology including determiner, pronoun, possessive pronoun, and adverbial
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- Label the determiner, pronoun, and adverbial in 'She quickly opened her present on the table'
- Explain the difference between a possessive pronoun ('mine', 'theirs') and other pronouns ('I', 'they')
- Use the terms 'determiner' and 'adverbial' accurately when discussing a classmate's writing
“If you ask your child to find a "determiner" or a "possessive pronoun" in a sentence, can they point one out and explain what job it does?”
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- Type
- Language
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 8–9