Grammar Terms: Modal Verbs and Clauses

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English›Grammar & Punctuation|Ages 9—10|ID: mt_-tcJeAhK5k

Know and use Year 5 grammar terminology accurately when discussing reading and writing: modal verb, relative pronoun, relative clause, parenthesis, bracket, dash, cohesion, ambiguity

Mastery Evidence

Label a relative clause in a sentence and identify the relative pronoun that introduces it, using correct terminology
Explain why a pair of brackets or dashes creates a parenthesis and describe its function using the term 'parenthesis'
Use the terms 'modal verb', 'cohesion', and 'ambiguity' when discussing how a writer has achieved particular effects in a text

Assessment Prompt

“If you ask [child] what a "modal verb" or a "relative clause" is, can they give you a clear explanation and point to an example in a sentence?”

Curriculum Standards3 alignments

Eng.App2.Y5.Term.1The national curriculum in England

Terminology for pupils

modal verb, relative pronoun, relative clause, parenthesis, bracket, dash, cohesion, ambiguity

English · Key Stage 2

Eng.UKS2.Write.VGP.1gThe national curriculum in England

Learn grammar for years 5 and 6

Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 by learning the grammar for years 5 and 6 in English Appendix 2.

English · Key Stage 2

Eng.UKS2.Write.VGP.3The national curriculum in England

Use grammatical terminology

Use and understand the grammatical terminology in English Appendix 2 accurately and appropriately in discussing their writing and reading.

English · Key Stage 2

Prerequisites1

Grammar Terms: Pronouns and Determiners
hardAges 8—9

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Grammar Terms: Pronouns and Determiners hard
Y5 grammar terminology builds directly on Y4 terminology; learners must know determiner, pronoun, adverbial before adding modal verb, relative clause, parenthesis, cohesion, ambiguity
- Grammar Terms: Clauses and Conjunctions hard
  Y4 terminology builds directly on Y3 terminology knowledge
  - Grammar Terms: Nouns, Verbs and Tense hard
    Y3 grammar terminology builds on Y2 grammar terminology
    - Expanded noun phrases soft
      Must understand noun phrases to use the term
      - Defining Words soft
        Defining words by attributes supports choosing descriptive adjectives for noun phrases
        
        Discussing and Questioning New Words soft
        Context clues support defining words
        
        Sorting & Categorising Words hard
        Defining by attributes builds on Y1 categorisation and antonyms
        
        How Many in Total? soft
        Sorting and categorising objects uses the same counting/cardinality skills from maths
        
        One-to-one counting hard
        Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
      - Building sentences soft
        Sentence concept helps understanding where noun phrases fit
      - Basic Nouns & Verbs hard
        Must know what nouns are before expanding noun phrases
    - Apostrophes: Contraction and Possession soft
      Must understand apostrophes to use the term
      - Spelling Contracted Forms hard
        Must understand contractions before using apostrophes in writing
        
        Segmenting words into sounds hard
        Basic encoding ability needed to spell contracted forms
        
        Phonics Vocabulary hard
        Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
        
        Single Letter Sounds hard
        Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
        
        Onsets & Rimes hard
        Need segmenting skill for spelling
        
        Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
        
        Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
        
        Sitting and holding a pencil soft
        Handwriting needed for spelling practice
        
        Reading Contractions hard
        Spelling contractions builds on reading contractions
        
        Blending Sounds to Read Words hard
        Need blending to read contractions
        
        Single Letter Sounds hard
        Need GPC knowledge to blend
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
        
        Onsets & Rimes hard
        Phoneme awareness needed for blending
        
        Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
        
        Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
      - Starting and Ending Sentences soft
        Basic punctuation knowledge supports apostrophe use
        
        Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before punctuating them
      - Apostrophes for possession hard
        Must understand possessive apostrophe to use it in writing
        
        Regular Plural Nouns hard
        Must understand plural -s before distinguishing possessive 's
        
        Basic Nouns & Verbs soft
        Need noun concept before plural forms
        
        Spelling Contracted Forms soft
        Understanding apostrophe in contractions helps understand its use in possession
        
        Segmenting words into sounds hard
        Basic encoding ability needed to spell contracted forms
        
        Phonics Vocabulary hard
        Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
        
        Single Letter Sounds hard
        Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
        
        Onsets & Rimes hard
        Need segmenting skill for spelling
        
        Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
        
        Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
        
        Sitting and holding a pencil soft
        Handwriting needed for spelling practice
        
        Reading Contractions hard
        Spelling contractions builds on reading contractions
        
        Blending Sounds to Read Words hard
        Need blending to read contractions
        
        Single Letter Sounds hard
        Need GPC knowledge to blend
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
        
        Onsets & Rimes hard
        Phoneme awareness needed for blending
        
        Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
        
        Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
        
        Basic Nouns & Verbs soft
        Understanding nouns supports identifying what can be possessive
    - Commas in lists soft
      Must understand commas to use the term
      - Building sentences soft
        Understanding sentences supports knowing where to place commas
      - Starting and Ending Sentences hard
        Must know basic punctuation before learning comma usage
        
        Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before punctuating them
    - Grammar words: letter, word, sentence hard
      Y2 terminology builds on Y1 terminology
      - Building sentences hard
        Sentence concept foundational to grammar terminology
      - Starting and Ending Sentences soft
        Punctuation terms part of grammar terminology
        
        Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before punctuating them
    - Four Types of Sentences soft
      Must understand sentence types to use terms statement/question/exclamation/command
      - Building sentences hard
        Must understand what a sentence is before learning sentence types
      - Starting and Ending Sentences hard
        Must know basic sentence punctuation before varying it by type
        
        Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before punctuating them
  - Subordinate clauses soft
    Understanding subordination needed for clause/subordinate clause terms
    - Listening and responding soft
      Listening skills support understanding complex sentence structures
    - Building sentences hard
      Must understand sentences before combining clauses
    - Four Types of Sentences soft
      Understanding sentence types supports creating complex sentences
      - Building sentences hard
        Must understand what a sentence is before learning sentence types
      - Starting and Ending Sentences hard
        Must know basic sentence punctuation before varying it by type
        
        Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before punctuating them
    - Joining Words with 'And' hard
      Must be able to join with 'and' before learning subordination and other co-ordinating conjunctions
      - Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before joining them
- Grammar Terms: Nouns, Verbs and Tense hard
  Y4 terminology builds on Y2 terminology knowledge
  - Expanded noun phrases soft
    Must understand noun phrases to use the term
    - Defining Words soft
      Defining words by attributes supports choosing descriptive adjectives for noun phrases
      - Discussing and Questioning New Words soft
        Context clues support defining words
      - Sorting & Categorising Words hard
        Defining by attributes builds on Y1 categorisation and antonyms
        
        How Many in Total? soft
        Sorting and categorising objects uses the same counting/cardinality skills from maths
        
        One-to-one counting hard
        Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
    - Building sentences soft
      Sentence concept helps understanding where noun phrases fit
    - Basic Nouns & Verbs hard
      Must know what nouns are before expanding noun phrases
  - Apostrophes: Contraction and Possession soft
    Must understand apostrophes to use the term
    - Spelling Contracted Forms hard
      Must understand contractions before using apostrophes in writing
      - Segmenting words into sounds hard
        Basic encoding ability needed to spell contracted forms
        
        Phonics Vocabulary hard
        Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
        
        Single Letter Sounds hard
        Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
        
        Onsets & Rimes hard
        Need segmenting skill for spelling
        
        Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
        
        Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
        
        Sitting and holding a pencil soft
        Handwriting needed for spelling practice
      - Reading Contractions hard
        Spelling contractions builds on reading contractions
        
        Blending Sounds to Read Words hard
        Need blending to read contractions
        
        Single Letter Sounds hard
        Need GPC knowledge to blend
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
        
        Onsets & Rimes hard
        Phoneme awareness needed for blending
        
        Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
        
        Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
    - Starting and Ending Sentences soft
      Basic punctuation knowledge supports apostrophe use
      - Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before punctuating them
    - Apostrophes for possession hard
      Must understand possessive apostrophe to use it in writing
      - Regular Plural Nouns hard
        Must understand plural -s before distinguishing possessive 's
        
        Basic Nouns & Verbs soft
        Need noun concept before plural forms
      - Spelling Contracted Forms soft
        Understanding apostrophe in contractions helps understand its use in possession
        
        Segmenting words into sounds hard
        Basic encoding ability needed to spell contracted forms
        
        Phonics Vocabulary hard
        Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
        
        Single Letter Sounds hard
        Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
        
        Onsets & Rimes hard
        Need segmenting skill for spelling
        
        Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
        
        Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
        
        Sitting and holding a pencil soft
        Handwriting needed for spelling practice
        
        Reading Contractions hard
        Spelling contractions builds on reading contractions
        
        Blending Sounds to Read Words hard
        Need blending to read contractions
        
        Single Letter Sounds hard
        Need GPC knowledge to blend
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
        
        Onsets & Rimes hard
        Phoneme awareness needed for blending
        
        Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
        
        Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
      - Basic Nouns & Verbs soft
        Understanding nouns supports identifying what can be possessive
  - Commas in lists soft
    Must understand commas to use the term
    - Building sentences soft
      Understanding sentences supports knowing where to place commas
    - Starting and Ending Sentences hard
      Must know basic punctuation before learning comma usage
      - Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before punctuating them
  - Grammar words: letter, word, sentence hard
    Y2 terminology builds on Y1 terminology
    - Building sentences hard
      Sentence concept foundational to grammar terminology
    - Starting and Ending Sentences soft
      Punctuation terms part of grammar terminology
      - Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before punctuating them
  - Four Types of Sentences soft
    Must understand sentence types to use terms statement/question/exclamation/command
    - Building sentences hard
      Must understand what a sentence is before learning sentence types
    - Starting and Ending Sentences hard
      Must know basic sentence punctuation before varying it by type
      - Building sentences hard
        Must understand sentences before punctuating them

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hardAges 10—11