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Year 3 grammar helps pupils write longer, better-linked sentences. They learn new ways to show when, where and why things happen, start using paragraphs, and are introduced to inverted commas for speech.
Following the National Curriculum, Year 3 pupils learn to:
preposition, conjunction, adverb, prefix, word family, clause, subordinate clause, direct speech, inverted commas, consonant, vowel, paragraph
Year 3 builds on Year 2’s statements, questions, commands and exclamations. In Year 4, pupils move on to fronted adverbials, apostrophes for plural possession, and full punctuation of direct speech.
What is a conjunction?
A word that joins words, phrases or clauses, such as and, but, because, when and although. In Year 3, pupils use conjunctions to explain time and cause: “We stayed inside because it was raining.”
When do you use “an” instead of “a”?
Use “an” before a vowel sound (an apple, an hour) and “a” before a consonant sound (a banana, a unicorn). It depends on the sound, not just the letter.
What are inverted commas?
The punctuation marks that go around the words someone actually says: “Can we go to the park?” asked Mia. Many children know them as speech marks.
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