1. Year 6
Editing Station Cards

2. Dictionary Proof read your work.
Do all of your spellings look accurate?
Check and correct your spellings by using a dictionary.
If you have time, ask a partner to see if they can identify any words that have been misspelt in your writing.

3. Thesaurus
Can you up-level any of your vocabulary by using a thesaurus?
What is the best synonym for the job?

4. Subordinate Clause
A subordinate clause is dependent on the main clause because it doesn’t make sense on its own. When main clauses and subordinate clauses are used together to form a sentence, it is called a complex sentence.
Example:
I persisted in walking home although I was tired.
Although I was tired, I persisted in walking home.

5. Relative clause
Relative clauses add information to a sentence using relative pronouns.
Examples of relative pronouns:
that, who, whom, which and where.
Example:
Jasmine, who was tired, walked home.
Jasmine liked the new chair, which was very comfortable.

6. Colons are used to expand a sentence.
A colon is used to introduce an idea that is an explanation or continuation of the one that comes before the colon.
Example:
There was only one thing the wolf wanted to do now: eat that juicy Little Red Riding Hood.

7. Semi colons are used when two sentences are closely related.
Example:
The wood was silent and absolutely still; Little Red Riding Hood realised that she had not truly seen its beauty until now.

8. Examples of modal verbs:
Modal verbs can be used to show how possible something is,
or how likely it is to happen/have happened.
Example:
He’s very late. He could have missed the train.
Examples of modal verbs:
Could, should, can, must, mustn’t, may, might, have to, do not have to

9. The family boarded the plane.
Active Voice
In English, active sentences are used much more often than passive sentences. In active sentences, the subject performs the action (the verb) to the object.
Example:
The family boarded the plane.

10. The plane was boarded by the family.
Passive Voice
In passive sentences, the word order is changed and an agent takes the place of the object. The subject receives the action and an agent is performing it.
Example:
The plane was boarded by the family.

11. Dashes
Dashes can be used to separate or connect two independent clauses, but they are often used in less formal writing.
Dashes can also be used to mark the use of parenthesis.
Examples:
Lilies are very pretty flowers – they smell disgusting though.
Alpha Centauri A - ACA - is a star located in the middle of the Alpha Centauri solar system.

12. Hyphens Hyphens link two words so the word or phrase makes sense.
Examples:
Foul-smelling, heart-breaking, demon-like, three-year-old

13. Capital letters
Have all of the proper nouns in your writing got a capital letter?
‘I’ on its own should have a capital letter
Have you started every sentence with a capital letter?

14. Adverbs
Adverbs are words or phrases that modify the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb, expressing manner, place, time, or degree.

15. Here are some examples:
Simile
A simile compares something to something different and uses the word ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Here are some examples:
His eyes were as blue as the ocean.
Like a dog, he smelt.

16. The desolate, derelict building swayed as the ground shook violently.
Expanded noun phrases
Expanded noun phrases tell you more about the noun. This can be done with the use of adjectives.
Examples:
The desolate, derelict building swayed as the ground shook violently.

17. Here are some examples:
Idioms
An idiom is a common expression. Idioms do not make literal sense.
Here are some examples:
It was a piece of cake.
I woke up at the crack of dawn.
I wish someone would break the ice.
That girl had her head screwed on.
She cried crocodile tears.
He let the cat out of the bag!

18. Here are some examples:
Subjunctive mood
The subjunctive voice indicates a wish or desire that is unlikely to come true.
Here are some examples:
If I were a boy…
If I were Prime-Minister…
If I were you…

19. Parenthesis
A word or phrase inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage which is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by brackets, dashes, or commas
Example:
The beast (hungry and cold) trekked through the deserted waste land in hope of finding food and shelter.

20. Here are some examples:
Fronted Adverbials
You can open your sentences using fronted adverbials.
Here are some examples:
Unexpectedly, ________
As quick as a flash, _________
Unrealistically, ____________

21. Lists that include semi-colons, a colon and commas
Colons can also be used to introduce a list.
Example:
I went to the supermarket and I bought: juicy strawberries, for the cake; cheese, for the sandwiches; sweets, for my brother and a drink.

22. Co-ordinating conjunctions
Co-ordinating conjunctions link main clauses together to form compound sentences.
Here are some examples:
The dog jumped up and he began to bark.
I don’t like sprouts nor do I like carrots.
Joey ran as fast as he could yet Jill won the race.

23. Subordinating conjunctions
A subordinating conjunction connects a main clause and a subordinate clause.

24. Work with the teacher/ta to improve your writing further.