Year 6 - English
Apostrophes and speech punctuation revision
Review, including word class, sentence types, tense, commas and colons
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Unit Summary
In this unit, comprehensive review of all grammar and syntactical terminology needed for KS2 SATS tests is undertaken. Pupils review word class, the five taught sentence structures, all taught tenses, word families, Standard English and all taught punctuation, including at the higher level for GDS.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to practise apostrophes and speech punctuation test questions.
Key Notes
- An apostrophe is an important punctuation mark with more than one purpose.
- Speech sentences can be punctuated a variety of ways: speech first, speech second and speech interrupted.
- When we avoid using apostrophes for contraction and use serious language, we can create a formal tone.
Vocabulary To Learn
- apostrophe for contraction: a punctuation mark used to contract two words together
- apostrophe for possession: a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another noun
- inverted commas: a pair of punctuation marks that signal direct speech to the reader
- direct speech: the term used for a character speaking out loud in a text
- formal tone: the effect created by choosing serious, factual language
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to correctly use the apostrophe for plural possession.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
An apostrophe is an important punctuation mark with more than one purpose. Speech sentences can be punctuated a variety of ways: speech first, speech second and speech interrupted.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'apostrophe for contraction'
a punctuation mark used to contract two words together.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to correctly use the apostrophe for plural possession. Correction: Remind pupils that whenever the noun doing the possessing ends in s, the apostrophe goes after the s.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Adverbial, relative and non-finite complex sentences revision Study Guide
- Colons, semi-colons, hyphens and bullet points revision Study Guide
- Commas, brackets and dashes revision Study Guide
- Further word-level revision Study Guide
- Perfect tense revision Study Guide
- Simple and compound sentences revision Study Guide
- Simple and progressive tense revision Study Guide
- Subject, object, active voice and passive voice revision Study Guide
- Word class revision Study Guide
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