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Lifeskills Challenge

Grammar and punctuation - word classes, noun phrases, conjunctions, apostrophes and commas

Challenge reference: 7940

Notional learning hours  30
Level Entry 1
Subject area
Skill
Learning aim

The learner will develop their punctuation and grammar skills in their writing to communicate their ideas to their readers.
Learning context

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Learning outcomes

What the learner needs to know, understand or be able to do

The learner will:

  1. Be able to use conjunctions to join ideas together.

  2. Be able to distinguish and use past and present tense.

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Assessment criteria

What the learner need to demonstrate in order to meet the learning outcome

The learner can:

    • Use  subordinating conjunctions  E.g. by using 'and', 'or' and 'but' to create compound sentences
    • Use coordinating conjunctions E.g. ‘when’, ‘where’, ‘if’, ‘that’ and ‘because’ to create complex sentences
    • Understand that in a story it is often past tense and identify the past tense verbs in a text E.g. The tiger went to the cupboard 
    • Understand that in a description of something which is true now, it is present tense then  identify the present  tense verbs in a text E.g. I like playing princesses and magic games best
    • Change a  present tense text into past tense
    • Change a past tense text  into present tense

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