AC9E3LA11
Year 3
English
AC9E3LA11 | Year 3 English: Language for expressing and developing ideas
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor understand that apostrophes signal missing letters in contractions, and apostrophes are used to show singular and plural possession
Strand
Language
Substrand
Language for expressing and developing ideas
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 3 English. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration using apostrophes to create contractions; for example, “do not” – “don't”, “will not” – “won’t” and “o’clock – of the clock”
- • Elaboration using apostrophes to show singular possession; for example, “my friend’s book” and “the princess’s shoe”
- • Elaboration using apostrophes to show plural possession; for example, “the bees’ hive” and the “princesses’ shoes”
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