Grammar Colour Coding

Beginning to use CL . ? !

CL for names

I for person pronouns

Join words and clauses using and

Plural nouns using -s and -es

Pronoun I

Prefix -un

Suffixes added to verbs where no change is needed e.g. helping, helped, helper

, to separate items in a list

‘ for some contractions

‘ for singular possession of nouns

Subordination

e.g. when, if that, because

Co-ordination e.g. or, and, but)

Nouns using suffixes -ness -er, est, —less, -full

Compound nouns e.g. whiteboard

Expanded noun phrases e.g. the  stripy ball

Use -ly to turn adjectives into adverbs

Correct present/past tense verbs throughout a text

Progressive verbs e.g. She was swimming.

“ “ for direct speech

Time, place and cause conjunctions e.g. so, because

Nouns using prefixes e.g. super-, anti-, auto-

Determiners a/an

Time adverbials e.g. then, next

Prepositions e.g. after, before, when, while

Present perfect e.g. He has gone outside.

Correct punctuation for direct speech

, after fronted adverbials

Range of conjunctions e.g. if, because, although, however

Expanded noun phrases

Fronted adverbials

Standard English e.g. I did not I done

Accurate tense choices

Possessive ’ for plural nouns

Relative clauses with who, which, where, when, whose, that

Adverbs to show degrees of possibility e.g. surely, perhaps

Time adverbials e.g. later

Place adverbials e.g. nearby

Prepositional phrases

Degrees of possibility using modal verbs e.g. might, must, will, would

, and - to avoid ambiguity

( ) - - ,  , for parenthesis (don’t need all 3)

, to clarify meaning

: to introduce a list

; to separate items in a list

Consistent punctuation of bullet points

Passive verbs

Subjunctive mood