Formal and Informal English: Question Tags and the Subjunctive

Categories: English, Key Stage 2
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About Course

Should you write ‘find out’ or ‘discover’, ‘can’t’ or ‘cannot’, ‘If I was’ or ‘If I were’? This Year 6 course helps children spot the difference between informal and formal English, choose formal vocabulary, recognise question tags and use the subjunctive in very formal writing.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Tell informal and formal language apart and choose the right one for the audience
  • Swap informal words and phrases for formal vocabulary (find out → discover)
  • Recognise question tags as a feature of informal speech
  • Use subjunctive forms such as If I were and It is essential that he be…

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Who Are You Talking To?
  • Formal Vocabulary and Question Tags
  • The Subjunctive: If I Were…

For grown-ups
Sources and further reading for parents, carers and teachers.

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