1st
L (F–10) 9-10
Understanding
Systems of language- Elaboration 3
- understanding that verbs can be either auxiliary (CAN JUMP or TRY REACH)
or main verbs (WORK)
- noticing how to use modal verbs and NMFs to express possibility, obligation
and ability (MIGHT, SHOULD)
- understanding the difference between definite and indefinite reference and how
Auslan makes this distinction
- recognising the function of some signs as interjections or discourse markers
- recognising that conditionals have a main and dependent clause and associated
NMFs
- identifying coordinated clauses showing causation and describing how it is
shown, for example:
PRO3 STUDY-hard BECAUSE WANT EXAM MARKS GOOD
(* Auslan video example on this is in
the ACARA website)
- recognising how emphasis in sentences can be changed by reordering clauses or
parts of clauses
- recognising that the presence of CA or DSs affects how a clause is structured