Subordinating Conjunctions Coordinating Conjunctions Modal Verbs – show degree

Apostrophes Synonyms and Antonyms

of certainty or possibility.
Joins a subordinate clause and Joins two independent (main)
For possession - shows us Synonym: words that have a
a main clause. clauses. could, should, would, might,
that something belongs to similar meaning (big/large)
often, ought, can
While For the subject.
Antonym: words that have the
After And My Mum’s bag. opposite meaning (big/small)
Because Nor YEAR 6 SPaG The girls’ bathroom.
Before But
Or
KNOWLEDGE More Punctuation
If For omissions/contraction
Though Yet ORGANISER - shows us that a letter has Hyphen (-) – Creates compound
Since So
been missed out to create words to give a clear meaning.
As I am like ice cream and I like cake. Clauses
informality.
Main clause – A simple sentence The man-eating shark.
Noun Phrases – Gives detail Don’t do that.
Because I go to school, I get to that contains a subject and a verb.
learn about grammar. about a noun but does not It makes sense on its own Do not do that. The man eating shark.
contain a verb
I went to school.
I get to learn about grammar An ancient book in a leather
because I go to school. Subordinate clause – Contains a Tenses – tells us when in time an action took place.
sleeve was hidden in the library.
subordinating conjunction. Adds
Past Present Future
detail to a main clause; is not a full
Commands, Questions, Statements and Passive and Active Voice sentence. The subordinate clause Simple Past Simple Present Simple Future
Exclamations can appear at the start, end or I walked I walk I will walk
Active – The subject
middle of a sentence. We saw We see We will see
performs the action.
Commands begin with an imperative You ran You run You will run
I went to school while my brother
verb. Wash your hands. Past Progressive Present Progressive Future Progressive
The cat chased the stayed at home.
or I was walking I am walking I will be walking
Questions expect an answer in return. mouse.
While my brother stayed at home, I We were seeing We are seeing We will be seeing
Did you enjoy the trip? Passive – When the went to school. You were running You are running You will be running
subject has something Punctuation
Statements tell the reader something. Past Perfect Present Perfect Future Perfect
done to it (by zombies). Semi-colon (;) – joins two related
The leaves fall off trees in autumn. I had walked I have walked I will have walked
independent clauses together
The mouse was chased Colon (:) – joins two related We had seen We have seen We will have seen
Exclamations begin with how or what. You had run You have run You will have run
by the cat. clauses or begins a list.
How lovely is that! (to have is perfect!)
Dashes (–), brackets (), commas (,)
What a beautiful sunset!
Used within a sentence to add
additional information. Comma Parts of speech Punctuation before inverted
Subject, Object and Verb Object (the person or thing comma
having something done to it)
The cat (that didn’t belong to me) The child asked, “What are your plans for the weekend?”
Subject (the person or thing
doing the action) The fisherman caught the fish. was black. Inverted Comma Capital letter Inverted Comma