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EnglishGrammar & Punctuationusually ages 10–11

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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Prepositionsages 5–7Word functions builds on understanding prepositions
Subordinate clausesages 6–9Conjunction functions builds on subordination/coordination
Expressing Time, Place and Causeages 7–8Explaining the function of prepositions in general and in context builds on practical experience using prepositions and adverbs for time, place, and cause
Conjunctions, Prepositions and Interjectionsthis skill · ages 10–11
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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9E4LA08low confidenceYear 4 · Language

understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activity

AC9E4LA06low confidenceYear 4 · Language

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

AC9E6LA03low confidenceYear 6 · Language

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

VC2E4LE04low confidenceEnglish · Level 4 · Literature strand
VC2E5LY01low confidenceEnglish · Level 5 · Literacy strand
VC2E4LA04low confidenceEnglish · Level 4 · Language strand

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.

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