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 It is embedded with the teaching of reading and writing. It is not taught once a week through the use of worksheets.  The teaching of grammar has a direct impact on the child’s ability to play and manipulate language. It should strengthen the child’s ability to create varied and interesting sentences and promote creativity within the writing process.  It should extend the child’s vocabulary and enable them discuss language choices. The terminology should not confuse or frighten the child.

Coordinating Conjunctions – used in coordinated sentences (compound sentences) to join two ideas. Used to join two equally weighted independent clauses. The angry dog barked. + The lazy cat slept. The angry dog barked and the lazy cat slept. Common coordinating conjunctions F – forB – but A – andO – or N – norY – yet S - so

The boy climbed out of the car. He slammed the door. He crossed the road. It was busy. He looked through the toy shop window. He couldn’t spot the thing he was looking for. He could not see an alternative model. He went inside the shop. He bought the toy car. He was happy.

 Subordinating Conjunctions - These are used to attach a subordinated clause to a main clause (complex sentence). Although it was late + Mary wanted to go out dancing. (subordinate clause) (independent clause) Although it was late, Mary wanted to go out dancing. Common subordinating conjunctions becausealthoughwhilsttherefore ashoweverduringwhilst

 Paul ran with all of his might even though he was exhausted.  Having worked all his life, Arthur found making ends meet very difficult.  My sister, who is normally very loud and bossy, today was uncharacteristically quiet.

What is the noun? tiger eye Expand this into a phrase (a collection of words that describes the noun). The reflective eye. The powerful and majestic tiger. REMEMBER A PHRASE DOES NOT CONTAINE A VERB

 What is an adverb? What word does it modify?  The man balanced precariously on the tightrope.  Can you place the adverb in a different position?  Precariously the man balanced on the tightrope.  Here you have fronted the adverb. It goes before the word it is modifying.

 Where is the adverbial phrase in this sentence?  The man balanced on the tightrope without fear for his life.  Can we move this to create a fronted adverbial phrase?

the little brown mouse scampered silently through the open door

 The active voice follows the usual SUBJECT/ VERB/ OBJECT agreement.  The cat jumped on the mouse.  The passive voice alters the usual word order.  The mouse was jumped on by the cat.  Remember, if the subject is not obvious, it is in the passive voice.  The passive voice will often include the auxiliary verb ‘to be’. o was jumped on o has been eaten by

 Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.  Active  The castle has been visited by many tourists.  Passive  The house was cleaned thoroughly.  Passive  The work would be finished by 5:00pm.  Passive

 verb  noun  adjective  adverb  determiner  preposition  pronoun  conjunction

I drive fast. I drive a fast car. I fast when I am driving.

A verb is one of the main parts of a sentence or question in English. In fact, you can't have a sentence or a question without a verb! That's how important these “action” parts of speech are.  to walk  to drive  to sing Remember the verbs to be & to have amis wasarewere hadhashave

A noun is a part of speech that denotes a person, animal, place, thing, or idea. The English word noun has its roots in the Latin word “nomen,” which means “name.” Every language has words that are nouns.  cat  car  Henry Remember nouns cab be abstract and describe a state of emotion. love griefsorrow joy

Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words. They can identify another person or thing in the sentence. Adjectives are usually positioned before the noun or the pronoun that they modify.  beautiful  decorative  inebriated Remember, their job is to describe/modify the noun or pronoun.

Adverbs can always be used to modify verbs. 1. The rabbit ran quickly. 2. The woman drove fast. Try to identify the adverbs in these examples.  She was walking rapidly.  The kids were playing together in the sandbox.  Please come inside immediately.  His jokes are always very funny.  You don’t really care, do you?

Determiners are used to identify nouns in further detail and they always appear before the noun to make that noun more specific. Examples: The dog barked at the boy. These apples are rotten. Their bus was late. Some people find grammar tricky. Have you seen my keys? They are different from pronouns because they specifically come before the noun and clarify information about the noun.

There are three types of prepositions, including time prepositions, place prepositions, and direction prepositions. Time prepositions are those such as before, after, during, and until; place prepositions are those indicating position, such as around, between, and against; and direction prepositions are those indicative of direction, such as across, up, and down. Each type of preposition is important.  I prefer to read in the library.  He climbed up the ladder to get into the attic.  Please sign your name on the dotted line after you read the contract.  Go down the stairs and through the door.  He swam across the pool.  Take your brother with you.

A conjunction is a part of speech that is used to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences. Two types of conjunctions are:  subordinating conjunctions – these conjunctions join dependent (subordinating) clauses to independent (main)clauses.  coordinating conjunctions - these conjunctions coordinate or join two or more sentences, main clauses, words, or other parts of speech which are of the same importance

 As Sherri blew out the candles on her birthday cake, she made a wish.  Sara always gets hay fever whenever it is summer.  When the doorbell rang, my dog barked loudly. Try to find the independent and dependent clauses.

It’s a good idea to use the mnemonic “FANBOYS” to remember coordinating conjunctions so you’ll never forget them. They are:  F = for  A = and  N = nor  B = but  O = or  Y = yet  S = so

 You can eat your cake with a spoon or fork.  My dog enjoys being bathed but he hates getting his nails trimmed.  Bill refuses to eat peas nor will he touch carrots.  I hate to waste petrol for it is very expensive these days.

A pronoun is defined as a word or phrase that may be substituted for a noun or noun phrase. Poor old Martin was lonely = He was lonely The choir sang magnificently = They sang magnificently The computer is broken = It is broken Remember pronouns can also be possessive The toy is John’s = The toy is his – possessive