Download English Grammar - St Margaret`s Bushey

YEAR 5 ENGLISH SUMMER TERM
THEME
OBJECTIVES
GRAMMAR
Phrases
To understand a noun phrases and verb phrases.
(Noun phrases To realise that they are a group of words forming a part of speech e.g. a noun or
verb.
and Verb
To be able to identify noun phrases and verb phrases.
phrases)
Paragraphs
To understand that a paragraph is a group of sentences that deals with one main
idea or topic.
To understand that a long piece of writing is easier to read if it is divided into
paragraphs.
To understand and learn to use indenting at the beginning of a paragraph.
Sentences
To understand every sentence must have a subject and a verb.
To understand that the verb must always agree with (match) the subject. A
(subject and verb
singular subject must use the singular form of the verb. When the subject is plural,
agreement)
we must use the plural form of the verb.
To learn some of the irregular noun formats.
To learn some collective nouns.
Prepositions
To understand that a preposition is a word that links two nouns or pronouns and
they refer to a place or time.
To be able to identify prepositions in a sentence.
Main Clauses
To be able to identify a main clause.
(Subject and
predicate and
use of
conjunctions)
To be able to join two main clauses using a variety of conjunctions.
To understand that indirect speech is a way of reporting what a person said
without using the exact words spoken.
Indirect Speech To realise that inverted commas (speech marks) are not required.
To know how to change pronouns and verb tenses in indirect speech.
Verb Tenses
(future)
To be able to recognise a verb.
To understand the infinitive form of a verb, the past tense and the future tense.
To be able to change the infinitive to the past tense and then into the future.
To identify the difference between the Simple Future and the Close Future