G1: Grammatical terms and word classes

This group is about understanding different types of words and their roles in sentences. It includes nouns (naming words), verbs (action words), adjectives (describing words), and other parts of speech that make up the building blocks of language. 

• G1.1 Nouns  | I can identify and use different types of nouns.

• G1.2 Verbs  |  I know what verbs are and how to use them.

• G1.3 Adjectives |  I know what adjectives are and how to use them. 

• G1.4 Connectives [CONJUNCTIONS] | I know what conjunctions are and how to use them. 

• G1.5 Pronouns | I know what pronouns are and how to use them.

• G1.6 Adverbs |  I know what adverbs are and how to use them. 

• G1.7 Prepositions | I know what prepositions are and how to use them. 

• G1.8 Articles [DETERMINERS]|  I know what determiners are and how to use them.

• G1.9 Subject and object |  I can identify the subject and the object in a sentence.

G2: Features of sentences

This section focuses on different types of sentences and their purposes. It covers statements (telling something), questions (asking something), commands (telling someone to do something), and exclamations (expressing strong feelings). 

• G2.1 Statements |  I can identify and write statements. 

• G2.2 Questions  |  I can identify and write questions. 

• G2.3 Commands  |  I can identify and write commands. 

• G2.4 Exclamations? |  |  I can identify and write exclamations. 

G3: Combining words, phrases and clauses

This group deals with how to put words and phrases together to form more complex sentences. It includes understanding clauses, using conjunctions to join ideas, and creating expanded noun phrases to add detail. 

• G3.1 Clauses | I can identify main clauses, subordinate clauses and relative clauses.

• G3.2 Phrases |  I can identify noun phrases and adverbial phrases. 

• G3.3 Subordinating connectives | I can link ideas together using both co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

• G5.4 Contractions

G6: Punctuation

This section covers the correct use of various punctuation marks, including capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, apostrophes, and brackets. 

• G6.1 Capital letters

• G6.2 Full stops

• G6.3 Question marks

• G6.4 Exclamation marks

• G6.5 Commas in lists

• G6.6 Commas to mark phrases or clauses

• G6.7 Inverted commas

• G6.8 Apostrophes

• G6.9 Brackets

G7: Vocabulary

This group is about expanding and using vocabulary effectively. It includes understanding word meanings, using words in context, and working with synonyms, antonyms, prefixes, and suffixes. 

• G7.1 Word meaning

• G7.2 Vocabulary in context

• G7.3 Concision / precision in vocabulary

• G7.4 Synonyms

• G7.5 Antonyms

• G7.6 Word groups / families

• G7.7 Prefixes

• G7.8 Suffixes

• G7.9 Singular and plural

G8: Cohesion

This section focuses on making writing flow smoothly by using various techniques to link ideas and sentences together.