Here is a simple list of grammar rules and concepts that every primary school child should know:
1. Parts of Speech
📝 Nouns – Naming words (e.g., dog, school, ball, teacher).
📝 Pronouns – Words that replace nouns (e.g., he, she, it, they).
📝 Verbs – Action words (e.g., run, jump, write, sing).
📝 Adjectives – Words that describe nouns (e.g., big, small, red, happy).
📝 Adverbs – Words that describe verbs (e.g., quickly, slowly, loudly, happily).
📝 Prepositions – Words that show position or direction (e.g., in, on, under, between).
📝 Conjunctions – Words that join sentences or words together (e.g., and, but, or, because).
📝 Interjections – Words that show emotions (e.g., Wow! Ouch! Hooray!).
2. Sentence Structure
📌 A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (.), question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!).
📌 A sentence must have a subject (who/what) and a verb (action).
📌 Example: The cat sleeps. (“Cat” is the subject, “sleeps” is the verb).
3. Capital Letters and Punctuation
✅ Always use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence.
✅ Use capital letters for names, places, and days (e.g., John, Africa, Monday).
✅ Use a comma (,) to separate words in a list (e.g., I bought apples, bananas, and oranges).
✅ Use an apostrophe (‘) for contractions (e.g., can’t = cannot, I’m = I am).
4. Tenses
📌 Past tense – Something that already happened (e.g., She played.).
📌 Present tense – Something happening now (e.g., She plays.).
📌 Future tense – Something that will happen (e.g., She will play.).
5. Singular and Plural
📝 Singular – One item (e.g., dog, child, apple).
📝 Plural – More than one (e.g., dogs, children, apples).
📝 Some words change completely (e.g., man → men, tooth → teeth).
6. Common Confusing Words
🚫 Their (belongs to them), There (a place), They’re (they are).
🚫 Your (belongs to you), You’re (you are).
🚫 Its (belongs to it), It’s (it is).
7. Question Words
❓ Who – Asking about a person (e.g., Who is your teacher?).
❓ What – Asking about something (e.g., What is your name?).
❓ Where – Asking about a place (e.g., Where do you live?).
❓ When – Asking about time (e.g., When is your birthday?).
❓ Why – Asking for a reason (e.g., Why are you happy?).
These grammar basics will help kids write and speak correctly while having fun with language! 😊📖✏️
