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Pronouns for clarity

CONCEPTUAL
English›Grammar & Punctuation|Ages 7—9|ID: mt_9yFAtUkoYr

Choose pronouns for clarity and cohesion, avoiding ambiguity and repetition; use reflexive pronouns correctly (e.g., myself, ourselves, himself)

Mastery Evidence

  • Replace repeated nouns with pronouns to improve cohesion: rewrite 'Sam picked up Sam's bag' as 'Sam picked up his bag'
  • Use reflexive pronouns correctly in sentences (e.g. 'I made it myself', 'They helped themselves')
  • Identify and fix ambiguous pronoun references (e.g. 'Tom told Jack he was late' — who was late?)

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] writes a paragraph about two people — like two characters in a story — do they use "he", "she", and "they" clearly enough that you always know who is being talked about?”

Curriculum Standards2 alignments

Eng.App2.Y4.Text.2The national curriculum in England
Cohesion and repetition

Appropriate choice of pronoun or noun within and across sentences to aid cohesion and avoid repetition

English · Key Stage 2
Eng_LKS2_Write_VGP_3The national curriculum in England
Choose nouns or pronouns

Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 by choosing nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition

English · Key Stage 2

Prerequisites1

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  • Pronouns hard

    Pronoun cohesion and reflexive pronouns build on basic pronoun usage

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