Main Clause Structure Noun Phrases Negation Questions Grammatical Concepts of English: Suggested Order of Intervention

MC1 main verb NP1 plural -s NG1 not, no / refusal Q1 who / person
Foundational

MC2 not + verb Q2 what / thing Ebbels & Owen Van Horn (2020)
MC3 subject + verb Q3 where / location
The numbered order within columns represents a suggested teaching order for those structures. The foundational concepts (in red) should be taught first. After that, you may want to teach the skills within a color grouping (across categories)
MC4 subject + adj Q4 what doing / actions
before moving on to the more advanced skills in the next color group. For additional information about this resource and a link to the full interactive version of this chart, go to https://www.theinformedslp.com/how-to/grammar-chart
MC5 subject + verb + object Q5 how feel / emotion
MC6 subject + PP/location Q6 what like / description
Adverbials Conjoining Agreement Tense & Aspect Complement Clauses
subject + verb + singular pronouns / subject
MC7 NP2 NG2 auxiliary/copula + not Q7 when / time AD1 because clauses CJ1 coordinated clauses with and AG1 are (copula) // plural NP TA1 present progressive aux + -ing CC1 semi-modals
PP/goal v. object
subject + verb + object coordinated clauses with present tense copula
MC8 NP3 demonstratives (singular) NG3 modal + not Q8 how / manner CJ2 AG2 are (auxiliary) // plural NP TA2 CC2 simple nonfinite, no overt NP
+ PP/goal (and) then (am/is/are)
adverbials of coordinated noun phrases are (copula or auxiliary) //
MC9 NP4 plural pronouns Q9 Move pres. cop. in Y/N ?s CJ3 AG3 TA3 modal can/will + infinitive CC3 nonfinite, different subjects
time/manner with and coordinated NPs
subject + verb + object plural pronouns / subject conjuncts of time: first, next,
MC10 NP5 Q10 Move pres. aux. in Y/N ?s CJ4 AG4 were (copula) // plural NP TA4 past tense copula (was/were) CC4 finite, complements 1 noun
+ instrument vs. object finally
NP6 demonstratives (plural) Q11 Move can, will in Y/N ?s CJ5 causal conjunct so AG5 were (auxiliary) // plural NP TA5 past progressive aux + -ing
coordinated clauses with but, were (copula or auxiliary) //
NP7 determiner + noun Q12 where? questions CJ6 AG6 TA6 simple regular past tense –ed
or coordinated NPs
who/what? object coordinated noun phrases
NP8 possessive pronoun + noun Q13 CJ7
Basic

questions with or, but not

MC11 subject + verb + adj
MC12 subject + verb +
indirect object + direct
Intermediate
determiner/pronoun + adj
NP9
+ noun
NP10 coordination (and)
NP11 coordination (or, but not)
NP12 possessive noun + noun
NP13 coordination (neither/nor,
not only/but also)
NP14 reflexive pronouns
who/what? object coordinated verb/adjective
Q14 CJ8
questions from Where PP phrases with and, or, but not
what? object question
Q15
from When PP
what doing? questions,
Q16
present/past progressive
what like? questions for
Q17
adjectives (move copula)
which [noun]? subject
Q18
questions
which [noun]? object
Q19
questions
Q20 why questions
Passives
NG4 do not + verb Q21 do-support for questions AD2 common temporal CJ9 coordinated phrases with AG7 3rd person singular –s TA7 simple present tense for states CC5 finite wh-complements PS1 get passives
(present, not 3s) adverbials neither/nor, not only/but also
NG5 did not + verb Q22 did-support for questions AD3 common conditionals: if, TA8 simple present tense for CC6 finite, complements w/ 2 nouns PS2 full/short passives from actives
(past) unless repeated actions (inanimate object)

object NG6 does not + verb Q23 does-support for questions TA9 3rd person singular –s CC7 finite wh-complements w/ 2 PS3 full/short passives from actives
(present, 3s) nouns (animate object)
Q24 What doing? questions, TA10 other modals CC8 complement w/ progressive PS4 full/short passives from actives
simple present/ past tense participle (inanimate subject)
Q25 Questions with how feel? TA11 perfect tense CC9 simple causative/perception PS5 present/past progressive
nonfinite complements
Q26 Questions with what PS6 short passives with progressive vs.
sound/look/feel like? adjectival
Relative Clauses
AD4 advanced adverbial CJ10 advanced conjuncts TA12 modal + present progressive PS7 modals RC1 unembedded subject relative
clauses unembedded object relative
PS8 perfect tense RC2
TA13 modal + perfect (active)
TA14 present perfect progressive PS9 modal + present progressive RC3 presentational relative
subject relative, modifies object of
PS10 modal + perfect RC4
TA15 past perfect progressive main clause
subject relative, modifies subject of
PS11 modal + perfect progressive RC5
Advanced

TA16 modal + perfect progressive main clause

object relative, modifies object of
RC6
main clause
object relative, modifees subject of
RC7
main clause
unembedded object relative
RC8
(passive)
passive object relative, modifies
RC9
object of main clause
passive object relative, center
RC10
embedded