Conjunctions, Prepositions and Interjections

CONCEPTUAL

English›Grammar & Punctuation|Ages 10—11|ID: mt_LN_g2b3d34

Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and in particular sentences, understanding how each word class contributes to meaning

Mastery Evidence

Identify conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in sentences and explain their function
Explain how removing a preposition or conjunction changes the meaning of a sentence
Use interjections appropriately to convey emotion in dialogue or informal writing

Assessment Prompt

“If you ask [child] what the word "although" or "ouch!" does in a sentence, can they explain one is a conjunction that joins ideas and the other is an interjection that expresses feeling?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

L.5.1aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

L.5.1a

Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.

English Language Arts

Prerequisites3

Expressing Time, Place and Cause
hardAges 7—8
Prepositions
hardAges 5—7
Subordinate clauses
hardAges 6—9

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Expressing Time, Place and Cause hard
Explaining the function of prepositions in general and in context builds on practical experience using prepositions and adverbs for time, place, and cause
- Prepositions hard
  Using prepositions for time/cause builds on Y1 prepositions
  - Listening and responding soft
    Listening and responding supports learning prepositions
- Subordinate clauses hard
  Time/cause conjunctions extend Y2 subordination/co-ordination
  - 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
Prepositions hard
Word functions builds on understanding prepositions
- Listening and responding soft
  Listening and responding supports learning prepositions
Subordinate clauses hard
Conjunction functions builds on subordination/coordination
- 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

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