Commas After Introductory Elements
Your child can put a comma after an opening word or phrase. They write However, or In the morning, before the rest of the sentence.
In curriculum terms
Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence, including introductory words, phrases, and clauses
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When your child begins a sentence with a phrase or clause — like "Despite the rain," or "If you look closely," — do they put a comma after that opening part before the main sentence begins?
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Curriculum alignment
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Show candidate curriculum codes · 2 ACARA · 1 VIC
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
use commas to indicate prepositional phrases, and apostrophes where there is multiple possession
understand how to use the comma for lists, to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause, and in dialogue
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
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