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Grammar in primary school: what you
need to know to support your child
Grammar. The word sends shivers down the spines of parents,
children and even a few teachers! But why does it? Maybe it’s
the fact that this element of the English language comes with its
own glossary of terms. Trying to sort your main clauses from your
subordinate clauses and your nouns from your verbs can become
something of a nightmare, especially for children.
The aim of this learning pack is to make the many aspects
of primary grammar straightforward and, most importantly, fun.
Since May 2013, Year 6 children have taken a ‘SPAG’ (spelling,
punctuation and grammar) test as part of their KS2 SATs and this
can be quite a daunting prospect. Grammar is an important aspect
of the assessment, and more complex grammar concepts have been
introduced as part of the new national curriculum (from 2014).
We hope that, by using this comprehensive pack, your child will
feel confident about tackling the test, and that they will deepen
their understanding of the English language.
Grammatical terms and word classes
There is an extensive list of words associated with grammar that
children need to know, understand and use. Until now, in many
primary schools, the teaching of grammar has been implicit –
children learned the appropriate skills without really knowing that
they were learning them. There are advantages and disadvantages;
while the whole prospect doesn’t seem so daunting, it is difficult
to progress to learning a foreign language without a secure
understanding of the vocabulary associated with English grammar.
Additionally, if children write an inaccurate sentence, they are
unlikely to be able to unpick it and correct it without a sufficient
understanding of grammar.
The grammar glossary on the following pages includes
many of the words associated with grammar and provides
specific examples. It also covers aspects of sentences, which
can become very complicated.
page 1
Grammar glossary
When we break a sentence down into words, each word has a
specific job and belongs to a word class.
Below is a summary of some of the word classes that your
child will come across in their primary education. This is
not an exhaustive list, but it includes the most important word
classes for this stage in your child’s education.
Word classes (parts of speech)
What is it?
For example…
Noun
Proper
noun
Common
noun
Abstract
noun
A noun names
something. This is a
noun at its simplest,
but there are different
types of nouns.
A proper noun names an
individual person, place,
title, day of the week or
month of the year.
They must be written
with a capital letter at
the start.
A common noun does
not refer to an individual,
it is not specific. It does
not need a capital letter,
unless it comes at the
beginning of a sentence.
An abstract noun names
something that is not
physical. You cannot
touch or hold an abstract
noun (as you can
common nouns).
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What is it?
For example…
Collective
noun
Pronoun
A collective noun
names a group of
people, animals or
objects as a group.
A pronoun can take
the place of a noun.
This is often done to
stop a piece of writing
becoming repetitive.
Verb
A verb is a ‘doing’ or
‘being’ word. They refer
to an action or state.
Adjective
An adjective describes a
noun. They tell you more
about the noun, usually
adding detail to make it
more interesting.
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What is it?
For example…
Adverb
An adverb describes
a verb, an adjective or
another adverb.
They often tell you more
about how a verb is done.
Connective
Connectives (also known
as conjunctions) join
sentences or clauses.
Preposition
Prepositions tell
you where or when
something is in relation
to something else.
They are usually
followed by nouns.
Article
Articles say whether
a noun is general (any
noun) or specific.
There are three articles:
l
the (specific or
definite)
l
a (general or
indefinite)
l
an (general or
indefinite when followed
by a noun which begins
with a vowel)
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