Category Archives: Grammar

Identify the word that functions as a verb in a sentence

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 9 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading

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NAPLAN: How to teach to the test

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. The most effective way to teach students how to use grammar … Continue reading

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Identify the correct form of a comparative adjective in a sentence

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 9 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading

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Identify the tense of a short passage

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 9 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading

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Locate a comma to separate items in a list

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 7 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading

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Identify the phrase required to complete a sentence

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 7 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading

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Identify correct subject-verb agreement in a sentence

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 7 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading

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National Grammar Day (US)

I am a bit of a Johnny-come-lately to this one but yesterday in the United States was National Grammar Day! March 4th has been celebrated as the day to celebrate grammar ever since the fun-lovers at the Society for the Promotion … Continue reading

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Identify the correct personal pronoun required to complete a sentence

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 7 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading

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Identify the correct form of the verb required to complete a complex sentence

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 7 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading

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