English // Grammar & Punctuation
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
Quick check
If you ask the learner to find a "subordinate clause" or a "preposition" in a sentence from their book, can they point one out and explain what it means?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- 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
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
2 topicsGrammar & Punctuation // Ages 6 to 7
Y3 grammar terminology builds on Y2 grammar terminology
- Subordinate clausesHelpful
Grammar & Punctuation // Ages 6 to 9
Understanding subordination needed for clause/subordinate clause terms
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Grammar Terms: Clauses and Conjunctions
Ages 7 to 9 // Language
Leads to
2 topicsGrammar & Punctuation // Ages 8 to 9
Y4 terminology builds directly on Y3 terminology knowledge
Mathematics // Mathematical Thinking // Ages 7 to 8
Cross-subject: communicating with mathematical precision (place-value/fraction vocabulary, specifying units) benefits from awareness of technical terminology conventions taught in English
Topic // Standards
Curriculum standards
- Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
- L.3.1a
- The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
- Eng.App2.Y3.Term.1Eng_LKS2_Write_VGP_10Eng_LKS2_Write_VGP_6
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