Sentences and Punctuation

Looking at subject - verb agreement.

Using irregular word forms.

Using apostrophes correctly.

Studying double negatives when used inappropriately.

A look at some of the differences between British and American spelling.

Rewriting sentences correctly and explaining what is wrong with the grammar.

Using direct and indirect speech.

More on using direct and indirect speech

Rewriting a story using indirect speech.

Rewriting a story using direct speech.

Using the passive and active voice. Suitable for older children.

Rewriting sentences in the passive voice.

Changing sentences from the passive voice to the active.

Further work on the apostrophe to show possession.

They sound exactly the same but it is important that children use who's and whose correctly.

Often confusing for children, here are some simple pages explaining when to use they're, their or there.

Its and it's both sound the same but which is correct?

A first look at using brackets to add further information to a sentence.

Using brackets to add extra information.

More on using brackets.

An introduction to hyphens.

Hyphens with numbers to avoid ambiguity.

Hyphens are used to connect words that come before a noun, often called compound adjectives.

Hyphens can be used to separate a prefix from a name or date e.g. pre-Roman.

Hyphens can be used to join suffixes to other words.

10 tricky words that need correcting in each passage, on a theme of sea creatures.

Some very old football stars are the theme for these proofreading axctivities.

A first look at direct and indirect speech.

A further look at direct and indirect speech.

A page on the narrow definition of using explanation marks used by KS2 English SAT Paper markers.

A first look at using the colon, mainly with lists.

More on semicolons.

Using the semicolon in sentences.