ESOL Rs/E3.1b Use knowledge of syntax and grammar to work out meaning
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Rs/E3.1b Use knowledge of syntax and grammar to work out meaning and confirm understanding in other types of text at this level
- Name and understand the use of key grammatical forms, such as tenses, conjunctions, articles, adverbs, adjectives, negative, pronoun, phrase and how they carry meaning
- Understand that new information is often placed towards the end of the sentence
- Recognise the relationship between clauses in sentences in straightforward texts
- Use key discourse markers to help prediction and understanding
- Know that sentence grammar in poetry - in particular, word order - may be different from that of prose (f) Recognise which words belong together, e.g. the words that form a noun phrase or a prepositional phrase
Related Adult Literacy curriculum element: Rs/E3.2 Use implicit & explicit knowledge of different types of word (e.g. linking words [connectives], nouns, verbs, adjectives), of word order, and of possible plausible meanings, to help decode unfamiliar words and predict meaning.
Source: Department for Education and Skills (2001) Adult ESOL core curriculum. London DfES.