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Real Grammar: Year 2

Quickly find the pack you need to teach any objective from the Year 2 curriculum, by using the drop-down menu below, which is divided into three sections: Writing (vgp), English Appendix 2 (word, sentence, text, punctuation), and Terminology.

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Use this drop-down menu to find the pack you need to teach any objective from the Year 2 grammar curriculum (note: some packs are listed under more than one category heading – e.g. Writing and Terminology)

Writing (vgp)

2.1a sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command (statements)

2.1b sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command (questions)

2.1c sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command (exclamations)

2.1d sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command (commands)

2.1e sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command (mixed sentence types)

2.2a expanded noun phrases to describe and specify (adjectives)

2.2b expanded noun phrases to describe and specify (noun phrases)

2.3a use the present and past tenses correctly and consistently including the progressive form (simple present)

2.3b use the present and past tenses correctly and consistently including the progressive form (simple past)

2.3c use the present and past tenses correctly and consistently including the progressive form (present progressive)

2.3d use the present and past tenses correctly and consistently including the progressive form (past progressive)

2.3e use the present and past tenses correctly and consistently including the progressive form (irregular verbs)

2.4a subordination and co-ordination (co-ordinating conjunction: and)

2.4b subordination and co-ordination (co-ordinating conjunctions: but/or)

2.4c subordination and co-ordination (co-ordinating conjunctions: mixed)

2.4d subordination and co-ordination (subordinating conjunctions: because/if)

2.4e subordination and co-ordination (subordinating conjunctions: when/that)

2.4f subordination and co-ordination (subordinating conjunctions because/if/when/that)

2.4g subordination and co-ordination (mixed conjunctions)

Appendix 2

2.5a W - formation of nouns using suffixes such as -ness, -er and by compounding (compound nouns)

2.5b W - formation of nouns using suffixes such as -ness, -er and by compounding (suffix -ness)

2.5c W - formation of nouns using suffixes such as -ness, -er and by compounding (suffix -er)

2.6a W - formation of adjectives using suffixes such as -ful, -less (suffix -ful)

2.6b W - formation of adjectives using suffixes such as -ful, -less (suffix -less)

2.6c W - formation of adjectives using suffixes such as -ful, -less (suffix -ment)

2.6d W - formation of adjectives using suffixes such as -ful, -less (mixed suffixes)

2.7a W - Use of the suffix -er, -est in adjectives and the use of -ly in Standard English to turn adjectives into adverbs (suffixes -er and -est)

2.7b W - use of the suffix -er, -est in adjectives and the use of -ly in Standard English to turn adjectives into adverbs (suffix -ly)

2.4g S - subordination (using when, if, that, because) and co-ordination (using or, and, but)

2.2b S - expanded noun phrases for description and specification [for example, the blue butterfly, plain flour, the man in the moon]

2.1e S - how the grammatical patterns in sentences indicate its function as a statement, question, exclamation or command

2.3a T - correct choice and consistent use of present tense and past tense throughout writing - simple present

2.3b T - correct choice and consistent use of present tense and past tense throughout writing - simple past

2.3c T - use of the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense to mark actions in progress - present progressive

2.3d T - use of the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense to mark actions in progress - past progressive

2.8a P - use of capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences (capital letters and full stops)

2.8b P - use of capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences (mixed punctuation)

2.9 P - commas to separate items in a list

2.10a P - apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling and to mark singular possession in nouns (contracted words)

2.10b P - apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling and to mark singular possession in nouns (singular possession)

2.10c P - apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling and to mark singular possession in nouns (mixed apostrophes)

Terminology

2.11 noun

2.2b noun phrase

2.1a statement

2.1b question

2.1c exclamation

2.1d command

2.5a compound

2.6d suffix

2.2a adjective

2.7b adverb

2.12 verb

2.3b past tense

2.3a present tense

2.10c apostrophe

2.9 comma

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