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Grammar glossary
When we break a sentence down into words, each word has a
specific job and belongs to a word class.
Below is a summary of some of the word classes that your
child will come across in their primary education. This is
not an exhaustive list, but it includes the most important word
classes for this stage in your childs education.
Noun
A noun names
something. This is a
noun at its simplest,
but there are different
types of nouns.
Proper
noun
Common
noun
Abstract
noun
For example
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What is it?
Collective
noun
For example
A collective noun
names a group of
people, animals or
objects as a group.
Pronoun
Verb
A verb is a doing or
being word. They refer
to an action or state.
Adjective
An adjective describes a
noun. They tell you more
about the noun, usually
adding detail to make it
more interesting.
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What is it?
Adverb
Connective
Preposition
Article
For example
An adverb describes
a verb, an adjective or
another adverb.
They often tell you more
about how a verb is done.
Prepositions tell
you where or when
something is in relation
to something else.
They are usually
followed by nouns.
Sentence purposes
There are four types of sentences. If we look at a text, or listen to
someone speak, we can usually determine what types are being used.
The different sentence types have particular purposes. These are
useful for your child to know as it will help them with their punctuation.
They may also be asked to transform one sentence type into another.
What is it?
Statement
A statement is a
sentence that gives
information and tells you
something.
Question
A question is a sentence
that asks something; it
requests information.
Command
A command is a
statement that tells
you to do something.
In commands the verb
comes before the noun.
Exclamation
An exclamation is a
sentence which shows
a strong feeling towards
something.
For example
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What is it?
Sentence
Subject
Object
For example
A sentence is a
collection of words that
fit together and make
sense. Sentences must
include at least one
noun (the subject of the
sentence) and one verb
(an action or state of
being). How the subject
and verb are collated
and relate to one
another is determined
by the other word types
used in the sentence.
The subject of the
sentence (which is a
noun) is the focus of the
sentence. It controls the
rest of the sentence.
In the examples above,
Jack, Carol, she and it
are the subjects.
The object of a sentence
(also a noun) is not vital
in every sentence, but it
gives more information.
It is affected by the verb
and the subject.
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Clauses
Main
clause
What is it?
A main clause contains
at least a subject and a
verb. It can stand as a
sentence on its own.
Subordinate
clause
A subordinate clause
also contains a subject
and a verb, but it cannot
stand as a sentence on
its own, it requires a main
clause to support it.
Embedded
clause
Simple
sentence
Compound
sentence
For example
A simple sentence is a
sentence that has one
main clause.
A compound sentence is
two main clauses joined
together by a fanboys
connective (for, and, nor,
but, or, yet, so).
Each sentence could
stand alone and make
sense.
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What is it?
Complex
or multiclause
sentence
A complex sentence
is made up of a main
clause and one or more
subordinate clauses,
often joined by a
subordinating connective.
The subordinate clauses
will not make sense on
their own.
Phrase
A phrase is a group of
words that go together,
but do not make a
complete sentence on
their own (they are not
a main or subordinate
clause). A phrase could
describe a noun or be
adverbial (tell you how
the verb is done).
Subordinating
connectives
Active
sentences
Passive
sentences
For example
There are many more words and terms associated with grammar; what
is in this guide is what is essential for your child to know in order to fare
well in Y6. It is important to note that it could be very frustrating to try to
teach all these words and definitions out of context. Grammar is taught
best by using solid examples and playing around with words which is
what the activities in this pack are designed to do.
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Key Stage 1
In Y1 and Y2, children are expected to compose grammatically
accurate sentences (ideally correctly punctuated!). Children
also learn to use basic connectives in order to help them write
compound and complex sentences, although at this age they
might not be made aware of the exact terminology.
Grammar objective
Combine words to
make sentences
Expanded noun
phrases
Sentence function
(statement,
question,
exclamation or
command)
Sub-ordination and
co-ordination
In other words...
Children need to learn to form a sentence
in their head or out loud and then write it
down. Theyll learn to join words using and
(ham and lettuce). They will also learn to
join clauses using and (We went shopping
and bought some food).
Children learn to use the present and past
tense and are expected to keep the tense of
their stories consistent.
A noun phrase is a phrase that contains a
noun (the dog). Children are encouraged
to use adjectives to expand their noun
phrases (the tired, hungry dog).
Children are taught the difference between
statements, questions, exclamations (said in
anger, joy or humour) and commands (when
you are telling someone to do something).
Children learn to use subordination in a
sentence (the connectives when, if, that or
because are used, one clause is subordinate
to another). Co-ordination is when the
connectives or, and, but are used.
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Key Stage 2
In KS2 children are taught to use a wide range of grammatical
vocabulary and will become aware of the use of grammar in formal
and informal situations. In Years 3 to 6 children will construct more
ambitious sentences but need to maintain sound grammatical
accuracy, even in longer pieces of writing.
Grammar objective
Expressing time, place and cause
using conjunctions, adverbs or
prepositions
In other words...
Conjunctions can be used to show when
or why something is happening (while, so,
because). Adverbs can be used to show
when something is happening: then, next,
soon. Prepositions can be used to show
where or when something is happening
(before, after, over there).
So the teacher becomes the strict maths
teacher with curly hair.
Primary grammar
tips and tricks
Throughout this learning pack there are lots of Grammar Gator tips
to help your child identify and understand the different aspects of
grammar covered. These will also be useful for parents!
The best way to ensure that your child has a thorough and sound
understanding of grammar is to talk about it in everyday situations.
Discuss the language being used on the TV or the radio, point out any
particularly interesting words you hear and feel (rightly!) superior
when you show your child a resounding grammatical error in a printed
text. When youre out and about, look for mistakes on signs, too youll
see loads if you look, and its great fun to point them out!
By making grammar a part of
everyday life and conversation,
your child will grow to have a
better understanding of and
love for the English language
and its meaning.
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Game 1
Your job is to
help the Grammar
Gator by sorting
the nouns on p14
into the correct
noun swamps (on
the next page).
noun
swamps
page 12
Common nouns
Proper nouns
Collective nouns
Pronouns
Abstract nouns
page 13
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Answers: (Common nouns: car, lamp, bed, scissors, glue, tree, hill, desk, cup, pencil) (Proper nouns:
Alice, New York, February, December, Wednesday, Red Road, Greece, Gambia, Mrs, Mr, Smith)
(Collective nouns: flock, group, band, handful, skein) (Pronouns: he, him, she, her, they, that, it, those,
them) (Abstract nouns: happiness, memory, thought, loneliness, freedom, idea)
Mr
that
idea
pencil
freedom
glue
February
tree
flock
them
Greece
loneliness
Mrs
handful
scissors
Wednesday
group
band
hill
skein
he
memory
bed
Smith
they
desk
it
those
Red Road
happiness
him
thought
Gambia
Alice
lamp
she
her
car
cup
December
New York
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Game 2
Dont
forget!
Nouns
are words
that name
things.
Answers: it, Wednesday morning, Grammar Gator, house, he, colony, flamingoes, sun, he, Grammar
Gator, way, flamingoes, morning, enjoyment, he, them, he, twig, feet, chaos, prey, they, safety, trees,
Grammar Gator, them, security, jungle, Grammar Gator, swamp, he, flamboyance, flamingoes.
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Answers: Common - morning, house, flamingoes, sun, way, twig, feet, prey, trees, jungle, swamp
Proper - Wednesday, Grammar Gator, Pronoun - he, them, they, it Collective - colony, flamboyance
Abstract - enjoyment, chaos, safety, security.
Common
Proper
Pronoun
Collective
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Dont
forget!
Verbs are
doing or
being words.
They refer
to an action
that is
happening.
IS A WORD A VERB?
The Grammar
Gators trick
The Grammar
Gators tip-top
writing tip
page 19
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Verb
lunch
fix
drive
read
cut
eat
look
ver
ch
lun
giraffe
listen
snap
hunters
ankle
Friday
write
drink
swerve
slow
minute
pick
hear
jump
Canada
big
dive
play
quickly
devious
Spanish
car
red
kick
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Verb
Past tense
Game 4
This game encourages your child to use the correct verb form.
Children have a good understanding of verbs and how we can
use them in different forms, but they might not know the rules
associated with correct verb use.
stooded
listening
ated
ran
enter
standed
eated
run
ate
chased
ranned
entered
chase
listens
eat
listen
chasing
stand
The Grammar
Gators trick
entering
stood
ent
chasered
list
runned
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Verb muddle
stooded
ated
listening
ran
enter
standed
eated
run
ate
chase
listen
listens
chasing
chased
ranned
stood
entered
eat
stand
entering
ent
chasered
list
runned
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Game 5
adjective trees
and noun trees
Step 1: Shuffle the cards on p29 and place them face down. Each
player must pick a tree and board to play with (noun or adjective).
Step 2: The youngest player goes first and draws the top card.
Step 3: If they choose their correct word class (adjective or noun)
they must use it properly in a sentence, then keep it for their tree.
Step 4: If the word class does not belong to them, it goes to the
bottom of the pile.
Step 5: The winner is the player who gets 10 cards first.
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Noun
Noun
bun
Noun
Noun
car
Noun
Monday
Noun
Noun
idea
Noun
atmosphere
Noun
Adjective
tasty
Adjective
fluffy
Adjective
golden
group
Noun
they
Adjective
swamp
Mrs
Jones
red
Adjective
horrid
Adjective
soft
Adjective
crispy
alligator
Adjective
beautiful
Adjective
blue
Adjective
quick
adjective and
noun cards
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Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Adjective
Adjective
Adjective
Adjective
Adjective
Adjective
Adjective
Adjective
Adjective
Adjective
Q
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Game 6
Dont
forget!
Adjectives
are words
that
describe
nouns.
Grammar
Gator an
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the epic
storm
It was a
dark, col
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up the dir
ty swamp
slyly pee
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when the
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dangerous
sky. It wa
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warning,
the murky
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Grammar
the gloom
c storm
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to finish.
Grammar
Gator and
the epic
storm
It was a dark, cold night and pale moonlight lit up
the dirty swamp. The hungry Grammar Gator
slyly peered over towards the fresh lake, wondering
when the tasty flamingoes would return.
Without warning, dangerous thunder echoed through
the murky sky. It was followed by an instant flash
of electrifying lightning. The frightened Grammar
Gator submerged himself below the gloomy water
and waited patiently for the epic storm to finish.
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adjective
wordsearch
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Adjective
Adverb
Game 7
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Adverbs
are words
that describe
verbs,
adjectives
and other
adverbs.
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too sca
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night.
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The Grammar
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Grammar Gator
and the poststorm picnic
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Adverb
wordsearch
page 37
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Game 7
To play this game your child will have to use appropriate adverbs
in sentences. The extra activity highlights the fact that adverbs
can be used in different places within a sentence.
adverb
chooser
Step 1: Choose a game piece (p41); place it on Go. Cut out the
sentence cards (p42) and make two piles, one of each colour.
Step 2: Roll a die and move that number of spaces.
Step 3: Choose the top card of the colour square you land on.
Step 4: Choose an adverb to fill the gap in your sentence card. It
can be anything you like as long as the sentence makes sense!
Step 5: If the adverb is appropriate, collect a leaf or water reed.
If it isnt, put the card to the bottom of the pile.
Step 6: The first player to get 10 leaves or reeds wins the game.
Note: If the same card appears more than once in
the match, a different adverb must be chosen.
The Grammar
Gators tip
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Adverb chooser
Go!
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Game piece
Game piece
Game piece
Game piece
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The cat
meowed
___________ at
the angry dog.
Mrs Thompson
cried
___________ at
the sad film.
The boy
___________
walked by the
deep lake.
Amy
___________
ate her fries
so she could
catch the bus
on time.
The dog
___________
chased
the cat.
The car
___________
stood
in the street.
___________,
Bobby snuck
through the
neighbours
garden.
___________,
the car drove
on the wet
road.
Mr Green
___________
shouted at the
unruly class.
___________,
the wedding
guests
applauded
the bride and
groom.
___________,
the mouse
lumbered
towards the
hole.
___________,
Wendy played
the drums.
Harry swam
___________
so he didnt
win the race.
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Game 9
and
when
whereas
moreover
however
if
although
while
furthermore
so
because
despite
but
nevertheless
The Grammar
Gators trick
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connect
cove
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
fixed by a professional.
6)
7)
8)
twelve.
and
when
whereas
moreover
if
however
although
while
furthermore
so
because
despite
but
nevertheless
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1)
however
2)
8)
7)
6)
5)
4)
3)
but
and
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Answers:
2. because; when; so. 3. and; although; but. 4. because; and; moreover 5. despite 6. and; when; so 7. while; and; when 8. and; when; while.
Game 10
The Game:
Return to Connective Cove
Parent tip:
The Grammar
Gators tip
Connectives
work like puzzle
pieces, linking
different
sentence parts.
Answers:
Harriet was exhausted although... The cat was up the tree because... The moon shone as a result
of... Dinosaurs lived a long time ago so... The Grammar Gator was angry however... It was a quarter to midnight when... Horace only hated vanilla cheesecake if... The chips went cold while...
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Sentence
starter
Harriet was
exhausted
Dinosaurs lived a
long time ago
It was a quarter
to midnight
Connective
if
as a
result
while
when
because
however
Sentence
finisher
shed slept for
ten hours.
they no longer
live today.
he was glad
someone was
helping him sort
his sentences out.
so
it had a raspberry
topping.
although
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3
The chips went cold while the children did their homework.
While the children did their homework, the chips went cold.
3
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Game 11
Dont forget!
Prepositions
are words
that tell you
where or when
something is
compared to
something else.
They are often
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when
they
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set up
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nouns.
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in
more
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The Grammar
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plans,
p.
swam
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prepositions
wordsearch
Preposition
Different preposition!
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Game 12
The Grammar
Gators trick
a, an
and the
333
Q
We play basketball on
Wednesday nights.
Thomas painted
garage door.
My brother doesnt
like swimming.
My brother doesnt
like a swimming.
He wanted to eat
a flamingoes.
He wanted to eat
the flamingoes.
A acrobat cartwheeled.
An acrobat cartwheeled.
Charlotte ate
her dinner.
5
6
7
I ate a sandwich.
I ate an sandwich.
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Answers: 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - A, 4 - B, 5 - B, 6 - B, 7 - B, 8 - A.
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Answer: In July, the Grammar Gator was starting to get bored. He decided to find
an elephant to play games with. Whilst looking for the elephant, he saw a gorilla
bathing in a lake. The Grammar Gator decided to ask the gorilla if he wanted to
play some games. Little did he know that the gorilla did not like to be disturbed
Game 13
swamp
noise
game
gorilla
primate
lake
twig
safety
reptile
rock
The Grammar
Gators tip
Grammar Gator
page 58
Answers:
As the gorilla bathed in the lake, the Grammar Gator edged closer and closer. Unfortunately,
he stepped on a twig which made a loud snapping noise. The primate, disturbed, picked up
a rock and threw it at our favourite reptile. Startled, the Grammar Gator ran towards the
safety of the swamp. He thought to himself, That wasnt a very fun game
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Game 14
The Grammar Gators Alphabet Game
Parent tip:
Adam
Game 15
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Mood changer
Story 1
Mood changer
Story 2
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Game 16
The Grammar
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Sentence
1
2
3
4
5
6
.
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!
.
?
!
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Commands
Questions
Statements
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
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Game 17
The Grammar
Gators tip
Question:
to command:
2
Statement:
Grammar Gators
eat flamingoes.
to question:
3 Command:
to question:
4
Statement:
to command:
Question:
to command:
Answers: 1. Pass the fish. 2. Do Grammar Gators eat flamingoes? 3. Can you eat
your beans? 4. Eat your bananas, gorilla! 5. Be on time tomorrow. *These answers
are not definitive, alternative (but correctly punctuated) answers may be given.
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are p
Yikes!
Wo
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Are v
erbs
doin
g wo
rds?
Wow!
Awesome!
Eurgh!
Yikes!
The Grammar
Gator likes to
play games.
The gorillas
enjoy bathing
in the lake.
Flamingoes
are pink.
The swamp
is dirty.
What time
is it?
Are verbs
doing words?
When does
the gorilla go
home?
Eat your
dinner!
Dont look at
the sun.
Watch the
flamingoes.
Chop the
banana up.
Is the
Grammar
Gator upset?
The grass
is dry.
The lake is
refreshing.
Dont eat
flamingoes!
Watch out
for the
gorilla.
The Grammar
Gator is on
his way.
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Game 19
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The Grammar
Gators tip
Sentence sense
Check these sentences to ensure the
Grammar Gator doesnt decide to snack
on their authors! Use a
or a
to show
whether they are correct or incorrect.
1.
I went jungle.
2.
3.
Because it is sunny.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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The Grammar
Gators tip
McSubs
Take away menu
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
When its cold, the Grammar Gator stays in the
swamp.
6.
7.
8.
Answers: 1. Because we wanted to see the Grammar Gator, we went to the swamp. 3. Leave him alone, the gorilla
hates being disturbed. 4. Since he tried to catch a piranha the Grammar Gator doesnt eat fish.
Sentence 1:
Sentence 2:
Sentence 3:
page 77
Game 21
How to play
the game:
The Grammar
Gator has been
busy chopping
up sentences
into parts, but he
didnt organise
them into nice tidy
piles! Can you cut
out the sentence
parts on p80 and
sort them into the
correct boxes?
Dont forget!
Subordinate clause
Main clause
Phrase
page 78
Main clause
Subordinate clause
Phrase
page 79
because it is Tuesday
he ate on Thursday
up the tree
while he waited
Answers:
the Grammar Gator eats McSubs - main clause; the green, scaly Grammar Gator - phrase;
the gorilla was tired - main clause; because it is Tuesday - subordinate clause; he ate on
Thursday - main clause; the deep, dark swamp - phrase; before his birthday - phrase; in the
middle of the swamp - phrase; if the gorilla is angry - subordinate clause; she couldnt find
it - main clause; up the tree - phrase; while he waited - subordinate clause.
page 80
Game 22
The Grammar
Gators tip
who was
full from his
dinner
which was
a refreshing
blue
Q
which
dropped off
the crates
who was
green and
scaly
which was
brown and
thick
page 82
2.
The swamp
stood still.
3.
The gorilla
bathed in the
refreshing lake.
4.
The lake
5.
The plane
flew by quickly.
Game 23
Play this game with a partner. Youll both need a game piece
(p87) and a die or number spinner.
clause board
game
Main clause
cards
Embedded
clause cards
Subordinate
clause cards
The Clause
Board Game
Start
3
4
5
22
23
21
24
Finish
20
19
18
10
17
11
16
Main clause
cards
15
14
Embedded
clause cards
13
12
Subordinate
clause cards
page 85
The boy
walked to the
shop.
Imran ate a
sandwich.
The cow
stood in the
field.
Melissa
played tennis.
The beach
was empty.
Mr Green
loved
gardening.
because
it was
Tuesday
although he
was tired
since she
was ten
despite her
toothache
after it
turned dark
as he walked
through the
field
while he ate
lunch
because she
was freezing
which was
red and blue
who was
twenty
yesterday
which had
grey hair and
skinny legs
who couldnt
stop laughing
which was
hard and
chewy
who had
black and
white stripes
which
looked like a
monster
page 86
Game piece
Game piece
page 87
Game 24
Dont
forget!
The subject is
the person or
thing doing
something,
and the object
is having
something
done to it.
Object
Subject
The cat chased the mouse.
The Grammar
Gators trick
page 89
Answers:
1. The dog (subject) chased the cat (object).
2. Anthony (subject) ate the sandwich (object).
3. The tractor (subject) ploughed the field (object).
4. Melissa (subject) walked through the meadow (object).
5. The child (subject) broke the glasses (object).
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Active
Passive
page 90
Game 25
This game helps your child review all the grammar learning
objectives introduced in this pack. Show them how to refer to the
grammar glossary if theyre unsure about the vocabulary.
Play this game with a partner. Youll both need a game piece and
a die or number spinner. Try to remember all the grammar rules
youve practised in the pack so far!
great grammar
board game
The G
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Add -
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On
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Chang
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Finish
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On
Start
Change
Add on
Change
Add on
Add on
Change
Change
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Add on
Change
Add on
Sentence
cards
Change
Change
Add on
Change
Change
Add on
Add on
Change
Change
Finish
Add on
Change
Add on
Start
page 92
Game piece
Game piece
Game piece
Game piece
page 93
Sentence cards
page 94
Q
Add an adverb.
Add an adjective.
Add a subordinate
clause using
because.
Add a subordinate
clause using
although.
Add a subordinate
clause using
while.
Add a subordinate
clause using after.
Add an embedded
clause.
Change one of
the nouns.
Change one of
the adjectives.
page 96
page 97
common
errors creek
page 98
Common Errors
Creek tutorial
Me and I
Parent tip! children (and adults!) get it wrong. The tutorial and
practice activity should clear up any confusion.
page 99
7
3
7
3
to mow
The Grammar
Gators trick
Common Errors
Creek tutorial
page 102
Common Errors
Creek tutorial
There
Their
Theyre
page 103
The Grammar
Gators trick
page 104
Common Errors
Creek tutorial
where
were
were
Wear
page 105
The Grammar
Gators trick
Common Errors
Creek tutorial
Use 1: To show a
missing letter or letters
When we have a contraction (two
words written together with letters
missing, such as dont), we need
an apostrophe to show where the
missing letters should be.
For example:
do not = dont
Parent tip!
page 108
The Grammar
Gators tip
Common Errors
Creek tutorial
Wordsearch solutions
adjective
wordsearch
Words to find: dark cold pale dirty hungry fresh tasty dangerous
murky instant electrifying frightened gloomy epic
adverb
wordsearch
prepositions
wordsearch
page 112