1. Year 2 Grammar afternoon Tuesday 2 nd February 2016

2. At the end of Year 2 all children have to take a grammar test This is part of the new government SATs. It is not a huge deal for the children (more for the teachers!!)

3. Outline of the grammar skills tested in the paper Past and present tense Use of punctuation Contractions Types of words Types of sentences Plural rule Use of capital letters

4. Past and present tense Possible difficult area: irregular past tense verbs!

5. Past and present tense

6. travelled/ went/ drove/ flew

7. Types of punctuation Possible difficult area: over use of apostrophes!

8. Types of punctuation Full stops (.) used at the end of a sentence. Exclamation mark (!) used to show that someone is shouting or strong feelings. Apostrophes (‘) - used to show possession. - used to show missing letters. Question mark (?) used at the end of a direct question. Commas (,) - separate units of meaning in a sentence. - separate items in a list.

9. Types of punctuation

10. ?

13. Using conjunctions Previously know as connectives, conjunctions are joining words which make a sentence into a compound sentence.

14. Types of sentences Simple sentence = subject + one verb. i.e. The cat purred. Compound sentence = main clause + conjunction + main clause. i.e. The cat purred and the dog barked. Complex sentence = main clause + conjunction + subordinate clause (dependant upon the main clause). i.e. The cat purred because she was enjoying being stroked.

15. Using conjunctions Use a conjunction to join these 2 simple sentences. I saw a shiny new car drive past me. I wished the beautiful car was mine.

16. Using conjunctions Use a conjunction to join these 2 simple sentences. I saw a shiny new car drive past me and I wished the beautiful car was mine. I saw a shiny new car drive past me but I wished the beautiful car was mine. I saw a shiny new car drive past me after I wished the beautiful car was mine.

17. Types of words Adjectives – a word that describes a noun or pronoun. Nouns – the name of a person, place or thing. Verbs – a doing or being word. Adverbs – a word that describes a verb.

18. Types of words Practise time! -When you hear a verb, clap your hands.

19. Types of words Practise time! -When you hear a verb, clap your hands. -When you hear an adjective, stand up.

20. Types of words Practise time! -When you hear a verb, clap your hands. -When you hear an adjective, stand up. -When you hear a noun, put your hands on your head.

21. Auxiliary verb Function words or helping verbs

22. Types of words

24. Types of sentences Questions (?) Is that a banana? Statements (normal talk) I can see a banana. Commands (bossy) Peel the skin off of the banana. Exclamations (!) Wow look at that flying banana!

25. Types of sentences

27. Plural rule Adding ‘ s ’ or ‘ es ’ to show multiple objects. Most words: just add ‘ s ’ which will sound like /s/ or /z/. Words ending with a hissing, buzzing or shushing sound add ‘ es ’ –E.g. wish  wishes

28. Plural rule

29. es s

30. Use of capital letters Capital letters are used for: –The personal pronoun, I, –The name of a person, –The name of a place, –The days of the week, –The months of the year, –Religious festivals (Christmas, Easter), –Start of a sentence.

31. Use of capital letters

32. King Fred has capital letters as it is the name of a person. Greystone Palace has capital letters because it is the name of a place. Sunday has a capital letter because it is the name of a day of the week.

33. Thank you for your time