ESOL Rs/E2.1b Use knowledge of simple and compound sentence structure to work out meaning
Use knowledge of simple and compound sentence structure to work out meaning (i) Recognise that word order in English may be different from word order in other languages (ii) Understand that sentences follow grammatical patterns, and that certain types of word are more likely to recur in some places than others, i.e. the subject of the sentence is placed before the main verb; prepositional phrases of time can come at the beginning or end of sentences; the object of the verb follows the verb; the main clause or most important action usually precedes subordinate clauses (iii) Use knowledge of the word order of simple and compound sentence patterns to work out meaning and confirm understanding (iv) Understand the use of common conjunctions such as and, but, or to join clauses in compound sentences with the same or a different subject (v) Use knowledge of simple present and past tenses and future forms to work out meaning and aid understanding (vi) Recognise use of pronoun referencing to refer to items already introduc
