Sentence Structure

Simple Sentences (P1)

Recognising simple sentences with subject + verb (+ object); identifying the subject and action

Sentence Types (P1)

Statements, questions, commands

Simple Sentences (P2)

Constructing and expanding simple sentences by adding who, what, where, when

Sentence vs Phrase (P2)

Distinguishing complete sentences from phrases; identifying subject-verb structure

Sentence Types (P2)

Practice identifying statement, question, command

Question Formation (P2)

Yes/No questions; question words (who, what, where, when, why, how)

Short Answers (P2)

Correct short answers with am/is/are, has/have (Yes, I am / No, she is not)

Question Formation (P3)

Correct word order in questions

Noun Phrases (P3)

Identifying noun phrases (the tall boy, a big red ball); the head noun and its modifiers

Verb Phrases (P3)

Identifying verb phrases (is running, has eaten, will go); main verb + auxiliaries

Modifiers (P3)

Identifying adjectives and adverbs as modifiers; what word does the modifier describe?

Compound Sentences (P3)

Joining two simple sentences with conjunctions

Sentence Types (P4)

Four types: declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory

Question Formation (P4)

Changing statements into questions; do/does/did in questions; question word selection

Short Answers (P4)

Short answers with do/does/did, can/could, will/would (Yes, she does / No, I cannot)

Noun Phrases (P4)

Expanding noun phrases with adjectives, determiners, and prepositional phrases

Verb Phrases (P4)

Longer verb phrases with modals and perfect forms (has been eating, could have gone)

Modifiers (P4)

Prepositional phrases as modifiers; placing modifiers correctly

Compound Sentences (P4)

Expanding with prepositional phrases and noun phrases

Complex Sentences (P4)

Main clause + subordinate clause

Question Tags (P4)

Positive statement → negative tag; matching tense and auxiliary

Noun Phrases (P5)

Complex noun phrases; using noun phrases for sentence expansion

Verb Phrases (P5)

Complex verb phrases; distinguishing main verbs from auxiliaries in context

Modifiers (P5)

Misplaced and dangling modifiers; choosing the clearest modifier placement

Complex Sentences (P5)

Relative clauses; adverbial clauses (time, reason, contrast)

Question Tags (P5)

Exceptions — "aren't I?", "shall we?", imperatives ("will you?")

Positive and Negative Statements (P5)

Converting affirmative to negative and vice versa; correct negation with auxiliaries (do/does/did, is/am/are)

Complex Sentences (P6)

Confident manipulation of simple, compound, complex, and mixed structures

Question Tags (P6)

All tenses and auxiliary verbs