England, National Curriculum

Year 4

4 teaching points · 4 with practice

The grammar and punctuation content for Year 4 (English Appendix 2).

Fronted adverbials, with a comma after themMove the adverbial to the front. Start with "Because the child". The child yawns because he is sleepy.Fronted adverbials
Plural and possessive -s; apostrophes for plural possessionChoose the correct word. The boys send ____ cards.Apostrophes for possession
Standard English forms for verb inflections (we were, not we was)Choose the correct word. ____ the clown dance?Subject and verb agreement
Pronouns and nouns to aid cohesion and avoid repetitionReplace the repeated noun phrase with a pronoun. Grandma crossed a bridge although Grandma was scared.Pronouns and the nouns they replace