Years 5-6 · Key Stage 2 · Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
indicate grammatical and other features by:
Statutory requirement
Pupils should be taught to indicate grammatical and other features by:
- using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing
- using hyphens to avoid ambiguity
- using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis
- using semicolons, colons or dashes to mark boundaries between independent clauses
- using a colon to introduce a list
- punctuating bullet points consistently
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.
ChalkBee reference:
uk-ks2-y5-6-en-wvgp-02. The DfE does not assign an official alphanumeric code to this requirement.Relevant age-equivalent worksheets
These resources support part of the requirement. They are not presented as a complete assessment of every clause.
Teaching-unit gap
A dedicated ChalkBee unit is still needed for this requirement.