Phase 1 Grammar workshop Thursday 2nd March Welcome

SPaG What is SPaG? Why is it important and why should we teach it?

Year 1 Terminology for pupils letter, capital letter word, singular, plural sentence punctuation, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark

Year 2 Terminology for pupils noun, noun phrase statement, question, exclamation, command compound, suffix adjective, adverb, verb tense (past, present) apostrophe, comma

There are four types of sentence… statement command question exclamation

A statement is a sentence that simply tells the reader something. The dog was growling.

Why is your room so messy? Question This type of sentence asks a question. Use a question mark ? at the end of a sentence to show that you are asking a question. Why is your room so messy?

Command Go and brush your teeth. A command is when you are telling someone to do something. Commands usually start with a verb. Go and brush your teeth.

How exciting, I love going to the zoo! Exclamation An exclamation can be a sentence beginning with ‘what’ or ‘how’. It is a full sentence, including a verb, which ends with an exclamation mark. How exciting, I love going to the zoo!

The koala climbed down the gum tree. Is this a statement, question, command or exclamation? Click to reveal the answer statement

Click to reveal the answer It’s going to fall. Is this a statement, question, command or exclamation? Click to reveal the answer statement

Have you seen my new shoes? Is this a statement, question, command or exclamation? Click to reveal the answer question

Click to reveal the answer What a fast car that is! Is this a statement, question, command or exclamation? Click to reveal the answer exclamation

What is a conjunction? ?

I went to the shops. I went to the shops then I went to the park I went to the shops. I went to the shops then I went to the park. I don’t like lemons. I don’t like lemons because they taste sour.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/joining_words/play/

Thank you! Questions