Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-3-2-avoiding-ambiguity-in-writing [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [KS3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3.md) › [English](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english.md) › [English: KS3 Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar.md) › Avoiding Ambiguity in Writing # Avoiding Ambiguity in Writing English Language: KS3, topic 3.3.2 ## Avoiding Ambiguity in Writing Ambiguity is when something can be understood in many different ways. The key to avoiding ambiguity in your writing is to plan your writing. Planning your writing can be done on 3 levels: ### Whole response level ![Whole response level](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/73dbf9d6-bdb0-41ec-ac0a-81a197b6b7c7/editing-text-writing-edit-.jpg) - You need to plan what you will write so that your response has a structure that can be followed easily. - It is good to have each point from your plan in its own paragraph. - An easy to follow structure will help you to develop your points one at a time. - An easy to follow structure helps the reader track your discussion and consider each point one at a time. ### Sentence level ![Sentence level](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-10/62f31093-6b96-445a-b262-a4139808d346/once-upon-a-time-story-writing-.jpg) - Avoiding ambiguity in a sentence involves making sure the sentence doesn't get too complicated. - You can use punctuation to break up complicated sentences to make sentences easier to understand. ### Complex sentences ![Complex sentences](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-07/139eb4f2-a6a1-4a8b-a315-91cbedf553e3/confused-2681507_1920.jpg) - A complex sentence contains a main clause as well as a subordinate clause. - You may be able to use multiple subordinate clauses in a sentence if you are a strong writer. - But if you are not so confident, it is wise to only use 1 or 2 subordinate clauses at most. - It is better to use shorter sentences to avoid ambiguity. ### Word level ![Word level](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/82d8484d-95cc-4841-a423-2eecc5890264/mistakes-editing-writing-.jpg) - The right word choice is very important to avoid ambiguity in your writing. Some things you need to think about are: - Using appropriate adjectives and adverbs to add detail. - Keep a dictionary and a thesaurus handy to expand your vocabulary. - Experiment with vocabulary and pay attention to the feedback if you happen to use it incorrectly. ## Test yourself on Avoiding Ambiguity in Writing - What does it mean if your writing is ambiguous? - Which of these can help to avoid ambiguity in your sentences? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/6c0b90f2-cf0c-474d-b0fe-28043a3c1b5c/section/6a993a4d-4a94-49d5-9e9a-092a990530cd/session) - Previous topic: [3.3.1 Building Cohesion in Writing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-3-1-building-cohesion-in-writing.md) - Next topic: [3.3.3 End of Topic Test - Cohesion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-3-3-end-of-topic-test-cohesion.md) ## English Language: KS3 contents ### 1 Spelling - 1.1 Spelling - [1.1.1 Hard 'U' & 'I' Sounds](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-1-hard-u-and-i-sounds.md) - [1.1.2 Words Ending in '-sure', & '-mure'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-2-words-ending-in-sure-and-mure.md) - [1.1.3 Words Ending in '-sion'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-3-words-ending-in-sion.md) - [1.1.4 'Ei', 'Eigh' & 'Ey' Spellings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-4-ei-eigh-and-ey-spellings.md) - [1.1.5 Spelling Words with 'Ch'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-5-spelling-words-with-ch.md) - [1.1.6 Spelling Words with 'Sc'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-6-spelling-words-with-sc.md) - [1.1.7 Silent Letters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-7-silent-letters.md) - [1.1.8 i Before e Rule](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-8-i-before-e-rule.md) - [1.1.9 Hard & Soft 'c' Sounds](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-9-hard-and-soft-c-sounds.md) - [1.1.10 End of Topic Test - Spelling](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-10-end-of-topic-test-spelling.md) - 1.2 Prefixes - [1.2.1 'Anti-' & 'Auto-'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-2-1-anti-and-auto.md) - [1.2.2 Not & 'Inter-'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-2-2-not-and-inter.md) - [1.2.3 'Mis-', 'Dis-' & 'Re-'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-2-3-mis-dis-and-re.md) - [1.2.4 'Sub-' & 'Super-'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-2-4-sub-and-super.md) - [1.2.5 End of Topic Test - Prefixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-2-5-end-of-topic-test-prefixes.md) - 1.3 Suffixes - [1.3.1 Vowel Suffixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-1-vowel-suffixes.md) - [1.3.2 Short Vowel Suffixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-2-short-vowel-suffixes.md) - [1.3.3 Suffixes: '-ous'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-3-suffixes-ous.md) - [1.3.4 Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-4-rules-for-suffixes-ous.md) - [1.3.5 Rules for Suffixes: '-ous' 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-5-rules-for-suffixes-ous-2.md) - [1.3.6 Suffixes: '-ly'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-6-suffixes-ly.md) - [1.3.7 Suffixes: '-ation'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-7-suffixes-ation.md) - [1.3.8 Suffixes: '-ation' 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-8-suffixes-ation-2.md) - [1.3.9 Spelling: '-tion' Endings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-9-spelling-tion-endings.md) - [1.3.10 Spelling: '-sion' Endings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-10-spelling-sion-endings.md) - [1.3.11 Spelling: '-ssion' Endings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-11-spelling-ssion-endings.md) - [1.3.12 Spelling: '-cian' Endings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-12-spelling-cian-endings.md) - [1.3.13 End of Topic Test - Suffixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-13-end-of-topic-test-suffixes.md) - [1.3.14 End of Topic Test - Spelling](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-14-end-of-topic-test-spelling.md) - 1.4 Making Words Plural - [1.4.1 Plurals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-4-1-plurals.md) - [1.4.2 End of Topic Test - Plurals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-4-2-end-of-topic-test-plurals.md) - 1.5 Homophones - [1.5.1 Accept & Except](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-1-accept-and-except.md) - [1.5.2 Affect & Effect](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-2-affect-and-effect.md) - [1.5.3 Ball & Bawl](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-3-ball-and-bawl.md) - [1.5.4 Berry & Bury](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-4-berry-and-bury.md) - [1.5.5 Brake & Break](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-5-brake-and-break.md) - [1.5.6 Fair & Fare](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-6-fair-and-fare.md) - [1.5.7 Grate & Great](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-7-grate-and-great.md) - [1.5.8 Groan & Grown](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-8-groan-and-grown.md) - [1.5.9 Hear & Here](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-9-hear-and-here.md) - [1.5.10 Heal, Heel & He'll](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-10-heal-heel-and-hell.md) - [1.5.11 Knot & Not](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-11-knot-and-not.md) - [1.5.12 Mail & Male](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-12-mail-and-male.md) - [1.5.13 Main & Mane](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-13-main-and-mane.md) - [1.5.14 Meat & Meet](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-14-meat-and-meet.md) - [1.5.15 Medal & Meddle](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-15-medal-and-meddle.md) - [1.5.16 Missed & Mist](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-16-missed-and-mist.md) - [1.5.17 Peace & Piece](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-17-peace-and-piece.md) - [1.5.18 Plain & Plane](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-18-plain-and-plane.md) - [1.5.19 Rain & Reign & Rein](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-19-rain-and-reign-and-rein.md) - [1.5.20 Scene & Seen](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-20-scene-and-seen.md) - [1.5.21 Weather & Whether](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-21-weather-and-whether.md) - [1.5.22 Whose & Who's](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-22-whose-and-whos.md) - [1.5.23 End of Topic Test - Homophones](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-23-end-of-topic-test-homophones.md) - [1.5.24 End of Topic Test - Homophones 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-24-end-of-topic-test-homophones-2.md) - [1.5.25 End of Topic Test - Homophones 3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-25-end-of-topic-test-homophones-3.md) - 1.6 Word Meanings - [1.6.1 Homonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-6-1-homonyms.md) - [1.6.2 End of Topic Test - Homonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-6-2-end-of-topic-test-homonyms.md) ### 2 Punctuation - 2.1 Punctuation - [2.1.1 Full Stops](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-1-full-stops.md) - [2.1.2 Capital Letters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-2-capital-letters.md) - [2.1.3 Commas](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-3-commas.md) - [2.1.4 Commas 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-4-commas-2.md) - [2.1.5 Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-5-using-apostrophes-with-regular-plurals.md) - [2.1.6 Using Apostrophes with Irregular Plurals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-6-using-apostrophes-with-irregular-plurals.md) - [2.1.7 Question Marks & Exclamation Marks](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-7-question-marks-and-exclamation-marks.md) - [2.1.8 Brackets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-8-brackets.md) - [2.1.9 Dashes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-9-dashes.md) - [2.1.10 Colon](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-10-colon.md) - [2.1.11 Semi-Colon](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-11-semi-colon.md) - [2.1.12 Direct Speech](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-12-direct-speech.md) - [2.1.13 Indirect Speech](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-13-indirect-speech.md) - [2.1.14 Hyphens](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-14-hyphens.md) - [2.1.15 Ellipses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-15-ellipses.md) - [2.1.16 End of Topic Test - Punctuation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-16-end-of-topic-test-punctuation.md) - [2.1.17 End of Topic Test - Punctuation 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-17-end-of-topic-test-punctuation-2.md) - 2.2 Writing Structure - [2.2.1 Paragraphs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-2-1-paragraphs.md) - [2.2.2 Headings & Subheadings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-2-2-headings-and-subheadings.md) - [2.2.3 Columns](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-2-3-columns.md) - [2.2.4 Bullets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-2-4-bullets.md) - [2.2.5 Tables](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-2-5-tables.md) - [2.2.6 End of Topic Test - Writing Structure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-2-6-end-of-topic-test-writing-structure.md) ### 3 Grammar - 3.1 Word Classes - [3.1.1 Nouns](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-1-nouns.md) - [3.1.2 Pronouns](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-2-pronouns.md) - [3.1.3 Verbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-3-verbs.md) - [3.1.4 Adjectives & Adverbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-4-adjectives-and-adverbs.md) - [3.1.5 Qualifiers & Quantifiers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-5-qualifiers-and-quantifiers.md) - [3.1.6 Determiners](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-6-determiners.md) - [3.1.7 Prepositions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-7-prepositions.md) - [3.1.8 Synonyms & Antonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-8-synonyms-and-antonyms.md) - [3.1.9 End of Topic Test - Word Classes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-9-end-of-topic-test-word-classes.md) - 3.2 Conjunctions - [3.2.1 Coordinating Conjunctions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-2-1-coordinating-conjunctions.md) - [3.2.2 Subordinating Conjunctions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-2-2-subordinating-conjunctions.md) - [3.2.3 End of Topic Test - Conjunctions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-2-3-end-of-topic-test-conjunctions.md) - 3.3 Writing Coherently - [3.3.1 Building Cohesion in Writing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-3-1-building-cohesion-in-writing.md) - [3.3.2 Avoiding Ambiguity in Writing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-3-2-avoiding-ambiguity-in-writing.md) - [3.3.3 End of Topic Test - Cohesion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-3-3-end-of-topic-test-cohesion.md) - 3.4 Verbs - [3.4.1 Subject-verb Agreement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-4-1-subject-verb-agreement.md) - [3.4.2 End of Topic Test - Subject-verb](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-4-2-end-of-topic-test-subject-verb.md) - 3.5 Modal Verbs - [3.5.1 Modal Verbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-1-modal-verbs.md) - [3.5.2 Can & Could](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-2-can-and-could.md) - [3.5.3 May & Might](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-3-may-and-might.md) - [3.5.4 Should & Shall](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-4-should-and-shall.md) - [3.5.5 Will & Would](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-5-will-and-would.md) - [3.5.6 Must & Have To](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-6-must-and-have-to.md) - [3.5.7 End of Topic Test - Modals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-7-end-of-topic-test-modals.md) - 3.6 Phrasal Verbs - [3.6.1 Phrasal Verbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-6-1-phrasal-verbs.md) - [3.6.2 End of Topic Test - Phrasal Verbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-6-2-end-of-topic-test-phrasal-verbs.md) - 3.7 Subjunctive Verbs - [3.7.1 Subjunctive Verbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-7-1-subjunctive-verbs.md) - [3.7.2 End of Topic Test - Verbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-7-2-end-of-topic-test-verbs.md) - 3.8 Sentences - [3.8.1 Subject of a Sentence](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-1-subject-of-a-sentence.md) - [3.8.2 Object of a Sentence](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-2-object-of-a-sentence.md) - [3.8.3 Main & Subordinate Clauses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-3-main-and-subordinate-clauses.md) - [3.8.4 Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-4-simple-sentences-and-compound-sentences.md) - [3.8.5 Complex Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-5-complex-sentences.md) - [3.8.6 Relative Clauses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-6-relative-clauses.md) - [3.8.7 Relative Clauses Without Relative Pronouns](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-7-relative-clauses-without-relative-pronouns.md) - [3.8.8 Participle Clauses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-8-participle-clauses.md) - [3.8.9 Run-on Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-9-run-on-sentences.md) - [3.8.10 Sentence Functions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-10-sentence-functions.md) - [3.8.11 End of Topic Test - Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-11-end-of-topic-test-sentences.md) - 3.9 Tenses - [3.9.1 Present Tense](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-1-present-tense.md) - [3.9.2 Past Tense](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-2-past-tense.md) - [3.9.3 Past Tense Using Have](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-3-past-tense-using-have.md) - [3.9.4 Future Tense](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-4-future-tense.md) - [3.9.5 Present vs Past vs Future](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-5-present-vs-past-vs-future.md) - [3.9.6 Continuity of Tenses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-6-continuity-of-tenses.md) - [3.9.7 End of Topic Test - Tenses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-7-end-of-topic-test-tenses.md) - 3.10 Adverbials - [3.10.1 Adverbial](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-10-1-adverbial.md) - [3.10.2 Saying Where & When](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-10-2-saying-where-and-when.md) - [3.10.3 Saying How Often](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-10-3-saying-how-often.md) - [3.10.4 Saying How & Why](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-10-4-saying-how-and-why.md) - [3.10.5 Using Commas for Fronted Adverbials](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-10-5-using-commas-for-fronted-adverbials.md) - [3.10.6 End of Topic Test - Adverbials](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-10-6-end-of-topic-test-adverbials.md) - 3.11 Language Techniques - [3.11.1 Figurative & Emotive Language](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-11-1-figurative-and-emotive-language.md) - [3.11.2 Active & Passive Voice](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-11-2-active-and-passive-voice.md) - [3.11.3 Idiomatic Expressions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-11-3-idiomatic-expressions.md) - [3.11.4 End of Topic Test - Language Techniques](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-11-4-end-of-topic-test-language-techniques.md) ### 4 Decoding Words - 4.1 Common Word Roots - [4.1.1 Saving](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-1-saving.md) - [4.1.2 Certainty & Clarity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-2-certainty-and-clarity.md) - [4.1.3 New & Alone](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-3-new-and-alone.md) - [4.1.4 Believing & Thinking](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-4-believing-and-thinking.md) - [4.1.5 Carrying & Leading](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-5-carrying-and-leading.md) - [4.1.6 Shape & Place](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-6-shape-and-place.md) - [4.1.7 Doing & Making](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-7-doing-and-making.md) - [4.1.8 Climbing & Going](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-8-climbing-and-going.md) - [4.1.9 End of Topic Test - Common Root Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-9-end-of-topic-test-common-root-words.md) - [4.1.10 End of Topic Test - Common Root Words 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-10-end-of-topic-test-common-root-words-2.md) - 4.2 Common Prefixes - [4.2.1 For & Against](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-1-for-and-against.md) - [4.2.2 All & Same](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-2-all-and-same.md) - [4.2.3 Away & Far](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-3-away-and-far.md) - [4.2.4 Colour & Shape](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-4-colour-and-shape.md) - [4.2.5 Back & Down](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-5-back-and-down.md) - [4.2.6 Numbers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-6-numbers.md) - [4.2.7 Across & Through](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-7-across-and-through.md) - [4.2.8 Life & Earth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-8-life-and-earth.md) - [4.2.9 Empty & Broken](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-9-empty-and-broken.md) - [4.2.10 Great & Greater](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-10-great-and-greater.md) - [4.2.11 Hearing & Speaking](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-11-hearing-and-speaking.md) - [4.2.12 Apart & Together](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-12-apart-and-together.md) - [4.2.13 Over & Under](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-13-over-and-under.md) - [4.2.14 In](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-14-in.md) - [4.2.15 Less & Smaller](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-15-less-and-smaller.md) - [4.2.16 Before & After](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-16-before-and-after.md) - [4.2.17 End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-17-end-of-topic-test-common-prefixes-2.md) - [4.2.18 End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-18-end-of-topic-test-common-prefixes.md) - 4.3 Common Suffixes - [4.3.1 Characterised By](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-1-characterised-by.md) - [4.3.2 Disease](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-2-disease.md) - [4.3.3 Lover & Lacking](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-3-lover-and-lacking.md) - [4.3.4 Belief & Study](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-4-belief-and-study.md) - [4.3.5 People](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-5-people.md) - [4.3.6 State & Quality](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-6-state-and-quality.md) - [4.3.7 Sound & Colour](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-7-sound-and-colour.md) - [4.3.8 Capable & Relating](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-8-capable-and-relating.md) - [4.3.9 End of Topic Test - Common Suffixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-9-end-of-topic-test-common-suffixes.md) - [4.3.10 End of Topic Test - Common Suffixes 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-10-end-of-topic-test-common-suffixes-2.md) ### 5 Reading & Writing - 5.1 Reading Formats - [5.1.1 Speeches](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-1-speeches.md) - [5.1.2 Famous Letters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-2-famous-letters.md) - [5.1.3 Diary Entries](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-3-diary-entries.md) - [5.1.4 Autobiographical Text](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-4-autobiographical-text.md) - [5.1.5 Opinion News Articles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-5-opinion-news-articles.md) - [5.1.6 Literary Non-Fiction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-6-literary-non-fiction.md) - [5.1.7 Creative Fiction Methods](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-7-creative-fiction-methods.md) - [5.1.8 Newspaper Articles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-8-newspaper-articles.md) - [5.1.9 Personal & Formal Letters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-9-personal-and-formal-letters.md) - [5.1.10 Famous Diaries](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-10-famous-diaries.md) - [5.1.11 End of Topic Test - Reading Formats](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-11-end-of-topic-test-reading-formats.md) - 5.2 Writing Formats - [5.2.1 Features of a Script](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-1-features-of-a-script.md) - [5.2.2 Poems Structure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-2-poems-structure.md) - [5.2.3 Writing a Poem](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-3-writing-a-poem.md) - [5.2.4 Writing an Informational Article](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-4-writing-an-informational-article.md) - [5.2.5 Writing an Opinion Article](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-5-writing-an-opinion-article.md) - [5.2.6 Writing a Formal Letter](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-6-writing-a-formal-letter.md) - [5.2.7 Writing Personal Letters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-7-writing-personal-letters.md) - [5.2.8 Poetry](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-8-poetry.md) - [5.2.9 Features of a Speech](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-9-features-of-a-speech.md) - [5.2.10 Writing a Script](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-10-writing-a-script.md) - [5.2.11 End of Topic Test - Writing Formats](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-11-end-of-topic-test-writing-formats.md)