develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by:

Statutory requirement

Pupils should be taught to develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by:

• extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including: when, if, because, although
• using the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense
• choosing nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition
• using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause
• using fronted adverbials
• learning the grammar for years 3 and 4 in/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335190/English_Appendix_2_-_Vocabulary_grammar_and_punctuation.pdf)Non-statutory example: English appendix 2

Source: Department for Education, English programmes of study. See also the relevant statutory appendix. Crown copyright information reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0.