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Australian Curriculum: English

25 content descriptions · 5 in full · 16 in part

Grammar and punctuation content descriptions from the Language strand, Foundation to Year 6.

Foundation

3 content descriptions · 0 in full · 2 in part
  1. AC9EFLA05Sentences are key units for expressing ideasComplete sentence, fragment or run-on? The boys were thirsty, they drank milk.Complete sentencesNot practised here: how word order changes the meaning of a sentenceIn part
  2. AC9EFLA06Sentences are made of groups of words that work together to make meaningNo item asks which words in a sentence belong together; finding a noun or a verb picks out one word.No practice yet
  3. AC9EFLA09Punctuation differs from letters; capital letters for names and to begin a sentence, punctuation marks to end itCorrect the capital letters. were the knives sharp?Capital lettersNot practised here: end marks, practised in Full stops and question marks, and telling punctuation apart from lettersIn part

Year 1

3 content descriptions · 0 in full · 3 in part
  1. AC9E1LA06A simple sentence is a single independent clause, one event or ideaSimple, compound or complex? Dad knows that the bean is long.Simple, compound, complexNot practised here: naming the parts of a clause. Who, what, where, when, how practises asking about participants, place, time and manner.In part
  2. AC9E1LA07Words for people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and when, where and how (adverbs)Circle all the verbs in the sentence. Bubbles burst.Nouns and verbsNot practised here: adjectives, pronouns and adverbs, each its own topic. Who, what, where, when, how practises asking about time, place and manner; time and place answers are prepositional phrases, not time or place adverbs.In part
  3. AC9E1LA10Full stops, question marks and exclamation marks; capital letters for familiar proper nounsWrite the correct end punctuation. Who smiled.Full stops and question marksNot practised here: exclamation marks, and capital letters for names, practised in Capital lettersIn part

Year 2

4 content descriptions · 1 in full · 3 in part
  1. AC9E2LA04Texts are made cohesive with personal and possessive pronouns and by leaving out words that can be inferredChoose the pronoun that fits the gap. Beth took a cookie. ____ drank juice.Pronouns: he, she, it, theyNot practised here: possessive pronouns, their own topic, and leaving out words that can be inferredIn part
  2. AC9E2LA06A compound sentence joins 2 or more independent clauses, usually with a coordinating conjunctionJoin the two sentences with "and". Mum made toast. Dad made soup.Conjunctions: and, but, so, because
  3. AC9E2LA07Nouns extend into noun groups with articles and adjectives; verbs may be verb groupsCircle all the adjectives in the sentence. The wet yellow leaf will fall.Expanded noun phrasesNot practised here: verb groups, practised in Auxiliary verbsIn part
  4. AC9E2LA10Capital letters in titles; commas to separate items in listsCombine the sentences into one, with commas in a list. The waiters serve the bread. The waiters serve the soup. The waiters serve the rice.Commas in listsNot practised here: capital letters in titlesIn part

Year 3

4 content descriptions · 2 in full · 1 in part
  1. AC9E3LA06A clause usually contains a subject and a verb that need to agreeChoose the correct word. ____ the clown dance?Subject and verb agreement
  2. AC9E3LA07Verbs represent processes of doing, feeling, thinking, saying and relatingNo item sorts verbs by the kind of process they name.No practice yet
  3. AC9E3LA08Verbs are anchored in time through tenseWrite it in the past tense. The elephants walk.Past and present tense, and will
  4. AC9E3LA11Apostrophes for missing letters in contractions, and for singular and plural possessionChoose the correct word. The boys send ____ cards.Apostrophes for possessionNot practised here: plural possessionIn part

Year 4

5 content descriptions · 2 in full · 1 in part
  1. AC9E4LA06Complex sentences: an independent clause and a dependent clause joined by a subordinating conjunction, for time and causeChoose the conjunction. Dad will light the fire ____ he builds it.Conjunctions: when, before, after, if, although
  2. AC9E4LA07How quoted (direct) and reported (indirect) speech are usedNo direct or reported speech yet.No practice yet
  3. AC9E4LA08Adverb groups and prepositional phrases give circumstantial details in different waysUnderline the prepositional phrase. The elephant walked at sunset.Prepositional phrasesNot practised here: adverb groups, practised in Adverbs, and how they differ from prepositional phrasesIn part
  4. AC9E4LA09Past, present and future tenses and their effect on meaningWrite it in the past tense. The elephants walk.Past and present tense, and will
  5. AC9E4LA12Quotation marks for dialogue, with its capital letters, commas and end punctuationNo direct speech yet.No practice yet

Year 5

3 content descriptions · 0 in full · 3 in part
  1. AC9E5LA05A complex sentence has a main clause and a dependent clause, used by writers for effectChoose the conjunction. Dad will light the fire ____ he builds it.Conjunctions: when, before, after, if, althoughNot practised here: how a writer uses the structure for effectIn part
  2. AC9E5LA06Noun groups expanded in a variety of ways for a fuller descriptionCircle all the adjectives in the sentence. The wet yellow leaf will fall.Expanded noun phrasesNot practised here: a phrase after the noun; a relative clause after it is its own topicIn part
  3. AC9E5LA09Commas to mark prepositional phrases; apostrophes for multiple possessionPut a comma after the fronted adverbial. At midnight the zebra sleeps.Fronted adverbialsNot practised here: apostrophes for multiple possessionIn part

Year 6

3 content descriptions · 0 in full · 3 in part
  1. AC9E6LA05Embedded clauses expand the variety of complex sentencesUnderline the relative clause. The kittens that the puppy chases are soft.Relative clausesNot practised here: embedded clauses other than relative clausesIn part
  2. AC9E6LA06Ideas expanded and sharpened through choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groupsCircle the auxiliary verb. Are the children walking?Auxiliary verbsNot practised here: choosing a verb or an adverb group to sharpen an ideaIn part
  3. AC9E6LA09Commas for lists, to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause, and in dialogueAdd the missing comma. Although Grandma was sad she smiled.Conjunctions: when, before, after, if, althoughNot practised here: commas in dialogueIn part

Each point is shortened from the wording of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Read the full text there.