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1 Y1 Parts of Speech: Sentence Structure: Punctuation: I can write a simple with a subject and a verb I can use and to join two clauses I can use finger spaces to separate words I can use full stops to end a I can use a capital letter to begin a I can use capital letters for names and pronoun I

2 Y2 Parts of Speech: Sentence Structure: Punctuation: I can spot nouns in a or picture I can spot verbs in a or picture I can choose the best verb to complete a when given a choice of two or more options I can spot adjectives in a or picture I can choose the best adjective to complete a when given a choice of two or more options I can use powerful verbs in my s I can use awesome adjectives in my s I can spot an adverb in a I know that adverbs often end in ly I can spot similes in a paragraph I can use simple similes to describe in my own s I can use simple connectives to join clauses (eg. when, if, that, because, or, but) I can give extra detail about nouns in my s (eg. The large dog, the dog with green hair) I can say whether a is a statement, question, exclamation or command My simple and compound s make sense (subject and verb agree) I can change regular present tense verbs into past tense by adding ed I can use pronouns in my s so I do not repeat too much I use I/we/me/us as pronouns when writing in the first person I use he/she/it/they/him/ her/it/them as pronouns when writing in the third person I can use time connectives in my writing (eg. When, before, after, finally, then, suddenly) I can change present tense verbs into future tense by adding will in front of the verb I can choose between nouns or pronouns in my s so I do not repeat too much I can use the article an before words beginning with a/e/i/o/u I can use exclamation marks to end an exciting I can use question marks to end a question I can use capital letters for names, pronoun I and all proper nouns I can use commas to separate items in a list I can use apostrophes to show contraction in my spelling (eg. don t) I can use speech marks to punctuate direct speech I can say whether reported or direct speech has been used I can convert direct speech into reported speech and vice versa

3 Y3 Parts of Speech: Sentence Structure: Punctuation: I can use powerful verbs in my s I can use awesome adjectives in my s I can spot an adverb in a I know that adverbs often end in ly I can use simple similes to describe in my own s I can use time connectives in my writing (eg. When, before, after, finally, then, suddenly) I can change present tense verbs into future tense by adding will in front of the verb I can choose between nouns or pronouns in my s so I do not repeat too much I can use the article an before words beginning with a/e/i/o/u I can use speech marks to punctuate direct speech I can say whether reported or direct speech has been used I can convert direct speech into reported speech and vice versa I can say whether a verb is present, past or future tense I can spot connectives in a or paragraph when given two or more options I can choose the best adverb to complete a when given a choice of two or more I can use adverbs to add extra information to the verb in my own s I can spot the pronouns in a I can change any verb to present, past or future tense My s are all written in the same tense I can use appropriate nouns or pronouns to add meaning to my s I use you as a pronoun when writing in the second person I can use apostrophes to show singular possession (the girl s name) I can use apostrophes to show plural possession (the boys boots) I can say whether an apostrophe has been used to show possession or to contract I can use commas after fronted adverbials (eg. Later that day, I heard the good news.)

4 Y4 Parts of Speech: Sentence Structure: Punctuation: I can say whether a verb is present, past or future tense I can spot connectives in a or paragraph when given two or more options I can choose the best adverb to complete a when given a choice of two or more I can use adverbs to add extra information to the verb in my own s I can spot the pronouns in a I can change any verb to present, past or future tense My s are all written in the same tense I can use appropriate nouns or pronouns to add meaning to my s I use you as a pronoun when writing in the second person I can use apostrophes to show singular possession (the girl s name) I can use apostrophes to show plural possession (the boys boots) I can say whether an apostrophe has been used to show possession or to contract I can use commas after fronted adverbials (eg. Later that day, I heard the good news.) I can choose the best sophisticated connective to join two clauses I use connectives to structure a piece of writing I can use sophisticated similes in my own s I can spot metaphors in a paragraph I know when to use who, whose or which so my makes sense I can say whether a is formal or informal I use formal language for most non-fiction genres I can say whether a is simple, compound or complex I can spot phrases in a sandwiches to add extra information by using words like who or which sandwiches to add extra information to a I can use commas to separate clauses in a

5 Y5 Parts of Speech: Sentence Structure: Punctuation: I use connectives to structure a piece of writing I can use sophisticated similes in my own s I can spot metaphors in a paragraph I can use metaphors in my own writing I can spot personification in a paragraph I can use personification in my own writing I can spot and name abstract, collective, common and proper nouns and generate my own examples I know that the/a/an is an article I can name synonyms and antonyms for high frequency words I know when to use who, whose or which so my makes sense I can say whether a is formal or informal I use formal language for most non-fiction genres I can say whether a is simple, compound or complex I can spot phrases in a I can change s from the active to the passive voice (eg. Wilf Zaha scored a penalty vs the penalty was scored) I can show the use of informal language in non-fiction by using inverted commas I can spot double negatives and can explain why not to use them in my writing I can spot the main and subordinate clauses within a complex I can write complex s which are punctuated correctly and make sense I know when to use I or me in a so it is in standard English sandwiches to add extra information by using words like who or which sandwiches to add extra information to a I can use commas to separate clauses in a I can use a dash to mark a stronger pause than a comma I can use an ellipsis to indicate the passing of time or omitted information I can use a semi colon to separate two complete s which are closely related I can use a colon before a list or explanation

6 Y6 Parts of Speech: Sentence Structure: Punctuation: I use connectives to structure a piece of writing I can use sophisticated similes in my own s I can spot metaphors in a paragraph I know when to use who, whose or which so my makes sense I can say whether a is formal or informal I use formal language for most non-fiction genres I can say whether a is simple, compound or complex I can spot phrases in a sandwiches to add extra information by using words like who or which sandwiches to add extra information to a I can use commas to separate clauses in a I can use metaphors in my own writing I can spot personification in a paragraph I can use personification in my own writing I can spot and name abstract, collective, common and proper nouns and generate my own examples I know that the/a/an is an article I can name synonyms and antonyms for high frequency words I can change s from the active to the passive voice (eg. Wilf Zaha scored a penalty vs the penalty was scored) I can show the use of informal language in non-fiction by using inverted commas I can spot double negatives and can explain why not to use them in my writing I can spot the main and subordinate clauses within a complex I can write complex s which are punctuated correctly and make sense I know when to use I or me in a so it is in standard English I can use a dash to mark a stronger pause than a comma I can use an ellipsis to indicate the passing of time or omitted information I can use a semi colon to separate two complete s which are closely related I can use a colon before a list or explanation

7 I can spot and classify ordinary, comparative and superlative adjectives and generate my own examples I know that prepositions show the position of things and can spot them in a I can choose the correct preposition to complete a when given the option of two or more I can name synonyms and antonyms for sophisticated vocabulary I can write s in the personal and impersonal state I can spot and name personal, relative and possessive pronouns I can classify connectives I can say whether a phrase is an adjective, noun or adverbial phrase and generate my own examples I can write a variety of simple, compound and complex s to convey meaning or create effect during longer writing tasks I can use all forms of punctuation in longer writing tasks

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