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St Anthony’s RC Primary School Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Parents’ Guide Year 3 Vocabulary your child will need to know by the end of year 4 Term Definition Example Determine r A determiner specifies a noun as known or unknown and it goes before any modifiers (e.g. adjectives or other nouns) The home team A good team Julia’s parents Pronoun Pronouns are used to replace a noun in a sentence or clause, and help to avoid having to repeat words. Sam went down the slide. He got very dirty. His new coat was ruined! Possessiv e A possessive relates to or denotes the case of nouns and pronouns expressing possession. Possessive pronouns include my, mine, our, ours, its, his, her, hers, their, theirs, your, yours, whose, and one's - all words that demonstrate ownership. I saw her book on your table. My dog is better than their dog. The kids are yours, mine, and ours. Adverbial An adverbial is a word or phrase that is used, like an adverb, to modify a verb or clause. The bus leaves in five minutes. She promised to see him last night .
