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SPAG Revision 2022
Word Classes
Adjectives
Prepositions
Nouns
Describing words
Tell us where something is
under, over, beside, on
They give extra information
about the noun.
I went to the park in the glorious sunshine
Naming words
Proper nouns - need
capital letters
Pronouns - used to
replace nouns in a sentence
They show the relationship
between the noun and other
words.
Sophie went to the park before she had tea.
Determiners
Verbs and Adverbs
Clarify nouns
Verbs tell us what something is doing.
Adverbs tell us how it is done.
a or an?
the, that
The bus arrived early.
The bus is here now.
The bus was going slowly.
one, two, three
SPAG Revision
( ) brackets
- - dashes
, , commas
4th February 2019
Inverted commas
Speech Marks
" "
Punctuation
Can you name the punctuation types?
( )
-
Semi colon
:
!
" "
Semi colons are used to separate two linked independent main clause
,
'
?
;
Types of clauses
'
;
Apostrophes are used for two reasons
Omission - where letters are missing (contractions
Possession - to show that something is owned by a subject
-
Main - makes sense on its own
Subordinate - at the beginning or end of the sentence (fronted adverbial tells you when)
Embedded - fits in the middle of a sentence, punctuated with commas
Relative - embedded clause that starts with who or which
Active and passive voice
The boy opened the
door.
The door was opened
by the boy.
Subject and Object
The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing.
The object of a sentence is something that is acted upon by the subject.
Past or present progressive...
Past progressive
was were '...' ing
Past progressive
is am are '...' ing
Punctuating a list
Direct Speech
Conjunctions
Co-ordinating
Sub-ordinating