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Year 6 Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation The information below gives guidance on the learning your child should be secure in by the end of the academic year. CONTENT WORD SKILLS The difference between vocabulary typical of informal speech and vocabulary appropriate for formal speech and writing How words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms SENTENCE SKILLS Use of the passive to affect the presentation of information in a sentence [for example, I broke the window in the greenhouse versus The window in the greenhouse was broken (by me)]. The difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing TEXT SKILLS Linking ideas across paragraphs using a wider range of cohesive devices: repetition of a word or phrase, grammatical connections and ellipsis Layout devices PUNCTUATION SKILLS Use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses Use of the colon to introduce a list and use of semi-colons within lists Punctuation of bullet points to list information How hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity TERMINOLOGY Subject These are the words your child should understand and be able to use correctly Object Active Passive Synonym Antonym Ellipsis Hyphen Colon Semi-colon Bullet points EXPLANATION We use formal language in situations that are serious or that involve people we don’t know well. Informal language is more commonly used in situations that are more relaxed and involve people we know well, i.e., find out – discover; ask for – request; go in – enter Synonyms are words that have almost the same meaning big, large while antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning, big, little. A sentence is written in active voice when the subject of the sentence performs the action in the sentence. A sentence is written in passive voice when the subject of the sentence has an action done to it by someone or something else. We use formal language in situations that are serious or that involve people we don’t know well. Informal language is more commonly used in situations that are more relaxed and involve people we know well. For example, the use of question tags: He’s your friend, isn’t he? Links ideas across paragraphs for meaning and sense. For example, the use of on the other hand, in contrast, or as a consequence For example, headings, sub-headings, columns, bullets, or tables, to structure text Uses punctuation to mark the boundary between a group of words that contain a subject. For example, It’s raining; I’m fed up The colon is used to provide a pause before introducing related information, while the semicolon is just a break in a sentence that is stronger than a comma but not as final as a full stop An item in a list that has a large dot (called a bullet) in front of it to show that it is important. Is used instead of numbers to indicate no particular order Punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word for example, man eating shark versus man-eating shark, or recover versus re-cover The person or thing that is being discussed or described A thing that you can see or touch A sentence is written in active voice when the subject of the sentence performs the action in the sentence. A sentence is written in passive voice when the subject of the sentence has an action done to it by someone or something else. Words that have almost the same meaning Words that have the opposite meaning (…) An ellipsis is a punctuation mark consisting of three dots. Use an ellipsis when omitting a word, phrase, line, paragraph, or more from a quoted passage. Ellipses save space or remove material that is less relevant. Punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word (:) Used to provide a pause before introducing related information (;) A break in a sentence that is stronger than a comma but not as final as a full stop An item in a list that has a large dot (called a bullet) in front of it to show that it is important. Is used instead of numbers to indicate no particular order