Grammar, punctuation and spelling
Year 3
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Identify, select, generate and effectively use prepositions for where e.g. above, below, beneath, within, outside, beyond. 3.5 Select, generate and effectively use adverbs e.g. suddenly, silently, soon, next, eventually. 3.6 Use inverted commas to punctuate direct speech (speech marks). 3.7
Identify clauses in sentences. 3.1 Explore and identify main and subordinate clauses in complex sentences. 3.2 Explore, identify and create complex sentences using a range of conjunctions e.g. when, if be-cause, although, while, since, until, before, after, so. 3.3 Use the comma to separate clauses in complex sentences where the subordinate clause appears first, e.g. Although it was raining, we decided not to take our coats. 3.4