Conjunctions, Prepositions and Interjections
Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and in particular sentences, understanding how each word class contributes to meaning
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If you ask your child what the word "although" or "ouch!" does in a sentence, can they explain one is a conjunction that joins ideas and the other is an interjection that expresses feeling?
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solid = must come firstdashed = helps
Curriculum alignment
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Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activity
understand that complex sentences contain one independent clause and at least one dependent clause typically joined by a subordinating conjunction to create relationships, such as time and causality
explain how texts across the curriculum are typically organised into characteristic stages and phases depending on purposes, recognising how authors often adapt text structures and language features
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.