📚 English · Grammar & Punctuation
Grammar Terms: Clauses and Conjunctions
Use and understand Year 3 grammatical terminology accurately when discussing reading and writing: preposition, conjunction, word family, prefix, clause, subordinate clause, direct speech, consonant letter, vowel letter, inverted commas/speech marks
Typical age: 7–9 years
“If you ask your child to find a "subordinate clause" or a "preposition" in a sentence from their book, can they point one out and explain what it means?”
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