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Rainbow Grammar – Colours (Quick Guide)
Year
Sentences and Clauses
Words and Phrases
Sentence Structure
Organisers
Punctuation
Nouns &
Pronouns
Adjectives &
Determiners
Adverbs &
Prepositions
Verbs
F2
Simple:
Subject predicate stop
To complete a
sentence
Coordination:
To join single words and simple
phrases
Understanding
noun as a
naming word
Understanding
adjective as a
describing word
Prepositions of place
(where)
Words
&
Phrases
Progression
Prepositions:
behind, in, in
front of, next
to, on, off,
under, with
Understanding
verb as a
doing word
Coordination
of nouns
using and
One adjective
before a noun
Understanding
adjective as a
word that
describes a noun
Understand preposition
as a where or when
word
The determiners
the & a
Prepositions and
adverbials of place
(where)
Simple present
tense verbs,
including 3rd
person suffixes
–s & -es
Coordinating
conjunctions:
and
Creative
Grammar
Vocabulary
capital letter,
describing word
(adjective), doing
word (verb), full
stop, joining word
(conjunction),
letter, naming word
(noun), sentence,
where word
(preposition), word
Coordination of
adjectives using
and
Simple noun phrases
1
Simple:
Subject predicate stop
Words &
Phrases
Progression
Fronted adverbials (when and
where):
Fronted adverbial subject
predicate stop
Coordination:
Subject predicate2 stop
Subject2 predicate stop
Prepositions:
above, after,
against, at,
before,
below,
between,
inside, near,
outside
Coordinating
conjunctions:
and, but
A to start a sentence
for proper nouns
(people)
for personal
pronoun I
. to complete a
sentence
! to indicate an
exclamation
? to complete a
question
‘ for omission
Understanding
noun as a
naming word
for a person,
place or thing
Plural noun
suffixes -s & es
Proper nouns:
people
Adjectives of size
and colour
Comparitive and
superlative forms
–er & -est
Expansion before the noun
Prepositions and
adverbials of time
(when)
Understand fronted
adverbials as where
and when openers
Fronted adverbials of
time (when) & place
(where)
Simple past
tense verbs
using –ed
suffix
Understand to
be and to have
as verbs
Alliteration
Rhyme
adjective,
consonant,
exclamation mark,
naming phrase (noun
phrase), noun,
phrase, plural,
punctuation,
question mark,
singular, verb,
vowel, when
opener, when
phrase, where
opener, where
phrase
Rainbow Grammar – Colours (Quick Guide)
Year
Sentences and Clauses
Words and Phrases
Creative
Grammar
Sentence Structure
Organisers
Punctuation
Nouns &
Pronouns
Adjectives &
Determiners
Adverbs &
Prepositions
Verbs
2
Simple:
Subject predicate stop
A for proper nouns
(places)
Proper nouns:
places
Understand
auxiliary verb
as a helper
verb
Mirrored seesaw
Fronted adverbials (how):
Fronted adverbial subject
predicate stop
Adjectives of
shape and
character
-ly adverbs of manner
Words &
Phrases
Progression
Prepositions:
across, along,
around,
down, from,
onto, into,
over, past,
through, to,
up
Progressive
tense to form
actions in
progress using
the auxiliary
verb to be
Imagery: sight
Coordination:
Subject predicate subject
predicate stop
Subordination:
Subject predicate adverbial clause
stop
Adverbial clause subject predicate
stop
, in a noun list
in an adjective list
‘ to mark singular
possession
Simple:
Subject predicate stop
Words &
Phrases
Progression
Linking adverb:
Linking adverb subject predicate
stop
Coordination:
Subject3 predicate3 stop
Dialogue:
“Speech” subject predicate stop
Fronted -ly adverbs of
manner (how)
Singular
possession
Coordinating
conjunctions:
or, so
Numerical
determiners
Subordinating
conjunctions:
because, if,
when
Imperative
verb form for
commands
Question words
Prepositions:
among,
beneath,
besides,
beyond, by,
during, for,
like,
throughout,
until
Linking
adverbs:
next, now,
soon, then
Subordinating
conjunctions:
after,
although, as,
before, while
“ “ to indicate
dialogue
, in a verb list
after a fronted
adverbial
after a fronted
adverbial clause
‘ to mark plural
possession
Precise nouns
Understanding
pronoun as a
word that
replaces a
noun or noun
phrase
Subjective
and objective
pronouns
Adjectives of
sound and touch
Correct use of the
determiners a and
an
Ordinal
determiners
Plural possession
Onomatopoeia
adverb,
apostrophe,
comma, command,
compound (word),
exclamation,
helper verb, noun
phrase, past
tense, present
tense, question,
statement, suffix,
verb phrase
Consistent use
of past or
present tense
Simple expansion after the noun
Dialogue:
Speech subject predicate stop
3
Two adjectives
before a noun
(how)
Vocabulary
Prepositions and
adverbials of direction
(where)
Auxiliary verb
will to indicate
future tense
Auxiliary verb
to have to
form the
present perfect
tense
Reporting
verbs
Mirrored bridge
Imagery:
sound, touch
Simile
adverbial, adverbial
clause, adverbial
phrase, clause,
conjunction,
coordination, direct
speech, future
tense, inverted
commas, predicate,
preposition,
pronoun, speech
marks, subject,
subordination,
subordinate clause
Rainbow Grammar – Colours (Quick Guide)
Year
4
Words &
Phrases
Progression
Sentences and Clauses
Sentence Structure
Organisers
Punctuation
Nouns &
Pronouns
Adjectives &
Determiners
Adverbs &
Prepositions
Verbs
Fronted adverbials (duration):
Fronted adverbial subject
predicate stop
Prepositions:
adjacent,
despite,
except, of,
opposite,
since,
towards,
upon, within,
without
A to begin dialogue
Proper nouns:
brands and
titles
Adjectives of taste
and smell
Prepositions and
adverbials of duration
(mow long)
Verb
synonyms for
precision and
to create
shades of
meaning
Coordination:
Subject3 predicate3 stop
Subject predicate subject
predicate and subject predicate
stop
Subordination:
Non-finite clause (-ing), subject
predicate stop
Subject predicate, non-finite
clause (-ing) stop
Dialogue:
“Speech,” subject predicate stop
5
Words &
Phrases
Progression
Words and Phrases
Fronted adverbials (manner):
Fronted adverbial subject
predicate stop
Coordination:
Subject predicate; subject
predicate stop
Subordination:
Non-finite clause (-ed), subject
predicate stop
Subject predicate, non-finite
clause (-ing) stop
Subject predicate, relative clause
stop
Subject, relative clause, predicate
stop
Dialogue:
“Speech,” subject predicate stop
Linking
adverbs:
also, finally,
however,
meanwhile
for proper nouns
(brands and titles)
,?!. to conclude
dialogue
, between
coordinated
sentences
Subordinating
conjunctions:
as, now that,
unless, until,
whenever,
wherever
Relative
pronoun:
that, when,
which,
where,
who, whose
Appropriate
choice of
nouns and
pronouns to
avoid
ambiguity and
repetition
Understanding
determiner as a
word that
introduces and
limits a noun
Fronted adverbials of
duration (how long)
Stacking adverbials
Possessive
determiners
, to demarcate
question tags
to mark clauses
… to show
incompletion
; between
coordinated
sentences
Common
irregular verb
forms
Placement of
auxiliary verbs
before the
subject to
form questions
Expansion after the noun using
adjective phrases
Coordinating
conjunctions:
yet
Subordinating
conjunctions:
as soon as, by
the time,
even though,
just as, so
that
Linking
adverbs:
besides, for
example, in
fact, similarly,
still, therefore
Possessive
pronouns
Abstract
nouns
Adjectives of age,
origin and material
Adverbs (where, when,
how)
Collective
nouns
Quantifying
determiners
Fronted adverbials of
manner (how)
Relative
pronouns
Demonstrative
determiners
Adverbs of probability
(how likely)
Creative
Grammar
Vocabulary
‘How 2’ fronted
adverbial
adjective phrase,
common noun,
determiner, fronted
adverbial, non-finite
clause, possessive
pronoun,
progressive verb,
proper noun
Double see-saw
Comparative
adverbial
Question,
question,
question
Imagery: taste
and smell
Modal verbs
Triple see saw
Question tags
Double -ed
opener
Double –er
sentence
The more… The
more…
( ) for parenthesis
Adjective
opener
-
Metaphor

(dash) for
parenthesis
to demarcate a
list
Personification
Avoiding tautology when using adjectives and
adverbs
Initial
coordinating
conjunction
abstract noun,
ambiguity,
bracket, bullet
points, cohesion,
collective noun,
dash, ellipsis,
modal verb,
parenthesis,
prepositional phrase,
question tag,
relative clause,
relative pronoun,
semi-colon
Rainbow Grammar – Colours (Quick Guide)
Year
6
Words &
Phrases
Progression
Sentences and Clauses
Words and Phrases
Creative
Grammar
Sentence Structure
Organisers
Punctuation
Nouns &
Pronouns
Adjectives &
Determiners
Adverbs &
Prepositions
Verbs
Coordination:
Subject predicate, linking adverb,
subject predicate stop
Linking
adverbs:
consequently,
furthermore,
instead,
nonetheless,
overall,
subsequently
-
Indefinite
pronouns
Adjective order
Adverbs of frequency
(how often)
Passive voice
Triple see saw
Adverbial order
Hide the agent
using the
passive voice
Triple –ing
sentence
Adverbs of degree
(how much) to describe
adjectives, adverbs and
verbs
Formal use of
subjunctive
Subordination: embedded clauses
Subject. non-finite clause (-ed/ing), predicate stop
Subject, adverbial clause predicate
stop
Subordination: multiple
subordinate clauses
Dialogue:
Subject predicate reported speech
stop
Subordinating
conjunctions:
in case, once,
provided that,
since,
whereas
(hyphen) to
avoid ambiguity
; in a complex list
: to introduce a list
to introduce a
clause that expands
or illustrates
Omitted
relative
pronouns
Compound
adjectives
Use of
pronoun that
to introduce
reported
speech
Informal use
of phrasal
verbs
Double bridge
Sentence
inversion
Consonance for
effect
Assonance for
effect
Hyperbole
Essential and non-essential relative
clauses
Vocabulary
active, antonym,
colon, embedded
clause, hyphen,
object, passive,
phrasal verb,
reported speech,
subjunctive,
synonym