Subject grammar profiles

Maths

Maths language is compact. Small words carry precise meaning, and word problems pack a lot into long noun phrases.

Prepositions of position and quantity

Words like above, between, per and out of change the meaning of a problem completely.

___ out of ___ students chose ___.

Comparing quantities is at the heart of many problems: greater than, twice as many, fewer than.

___ is ___ times as ___ as ___.

Rules, patterns and proofs are often written as if sentences.

If ___, then ___.

Phrases such as the total cost of three tickets for the evening show hide the key quantity inside a long phrase.

The ___ of ___ is ___.