Grammar, Punctuation and Vocabulary
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EN1-9B
Uses basic grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary appropriate to the type of text when responding to and composing texts
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Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs) (ACELA1452)
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Recognise that a preposition placed in front of a noun group can show where, when, eg 'on the box' (where), 'before my birthday' (when)
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Recognise that different types of punctuation, including full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, signal sentences that make statements, ask questions, express emotion or give commands (ACELA1449)
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Recognise that capital letters signal proper nouns and commas are used to separate items in lists (ACELA1465)
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Understand how texts are made cohesive through resources, for example word associations, synonyms, and antonyms (ACELA1464)
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Recognise, discuss and use creative word play, eg alliteration and onomatopoeia
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Compose sentences effectively using basic grammatical features and punctuation conventions
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Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs) (ACELA1452)