Year 2 Grammar afternoonTuesday 2nd February 2016

At the end of Year 2 all children have to take a grammar test• This is part of the new government SATs.• It is not a huge deal for the children (more for the teachers!!)

Outline of the grammar skills tested in the paper

Past and present tenseUse of punctuation

ContractionsTypes of words

Types of sentencesPlural rule

Use of capital letters

Past and present tense

Possible difficult area: irregular past tense verbs!

Past and present tense

Past and present tense

travelled/ went/drove/flew

Types of punctuation

Possible difficult area: over use of apostrophes!

Types of punctuation

Full stops (.) used at the end of a sentence.Exclamation mark (!) used to show that someone is shouting or strong feelings.Apostrophes (‘)

- used to show possession.- used to show missing letters.

Question mark (?) used at the end of a direct question.Commas (,)

- separate units of meaning in a sentence.- separate items in a list.

Types of punctuation

Types of punctuation

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Types of punctuation

Types of punctuation

Using conjunctions• Previously know as connectives, conjunctions are joining

words which make a sentence into a compound sentence.

Types of sentences• Simple sentence = subject + one verb.i.e. The cat purred.• Compound sentence = main clause + conjunction + main

clause.i.e. The cat purred and the dog barked.• Complex sentence = main clause + conjunction +

subordinate clause (dependant upon the main clause).i.e. The cat purred because she was enjoying being stroked.

Using conjunctions• Use a conjunction to join these 2 simple sentences.

I saw a shiny new car drive past me.I wished the beautiful car was mine.

Using conjunctions• Use a conjunction to join these 2 simple sentences.

I saw a shiny new car drive past me and I wished the beautiful car was mine.I saw a shiny new car drive past me but I wished the beautiful car was mine.I saw a shiny new car drive past me after I wished the beautiful car was mine.

Types of words• Adjectives – a word that describes a noun or pronoun.• Nouns – the name of a person, place or thing.• Verbs – a doing or being word.• Adverbs – a word that describes a verb.

Types of wordsPractise time!- When you hear

a verb, clap your hands.

Types of wordsPractise time!- When you hear

a verb, clap your hands.

- When you hear an adjective, stand up.

Types of wordsPractise time!- When you hear

a verb, clap your hands.

- When you hear an adjective, stand up.

- When you hear a noun, put your hands on your head.

Auxiliary verb• Function words or helping verbs

Types of words

Types of words

Types of sentences• Questions (?) Is that a banana?• Statements (normal talk) I can see a

banana.• Commands (bossy) Peel the skin off of the

banana.• Exclamations (!) Wow look at that flying

banana!

Types of sentences

Types of sentences

Plural rule• Adding ‘s’ or ‘es’ to show multiple objects.• Most words: just add ‘s’ which will sound like /s/ or /z/.• Words ending with a hissing, buzzing or shushing sound add

‘es’– E.g. wish wishes

Plural rule

Plural rule

es

s

es

Use of capital letters• Capital letters are used for:

– The personal pronoun, I,– The name of a person,– The name of a place,– The days of the week,– The months of the year,– Religious festivals (Christmas, Easter),– Start of a sentence.

Use of capital letters

Use of capital letters

King Fred has capital letters as it is the name of a person.

Greystone Palace has capital letters because it is the name of a place.

Sunday has a capital letter because it is the name of a day of the week.

Thank you for your time