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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will introduce the concept of fused sentences. We will then apply that knowledge in a piece of creative writing.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which sentence is correct?
Correct answer: Where is that?
Where Is that?
Where Is That?
Where that?
Q2.
Which word requires a capital letter?
Correct answer: peter
school
sister
walked
Q3.
Which of these words is plural?
Correct answer: chickens
cow
dog
horse
Q4.
What is the subject of this sentence? Michael went to the supermarket yesterday.
Correct answer: Michael
supermarket
went
yesterday
Q5.
What is the verb in this sentence? The boy bought a new shirt.
Correct answer: bought
new
shirt
The boy
Q6.
Which sentence uses was/were correctly?
Bill Sikes were a villain,
Correct answer: Oliver was hungry.
Oliver were hungry.
Victorian orphans was often hungry.

7 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is a fused sentence?
Correct answer: I walked to school he took the bus.
I walked to school. He took the bus.
I walked to school. She took the bus.
I walked to school. They took the bus.
Q2.
What must a complete sentence have in it?
a subject
Correct answer: a subject and a verb
a verb
an adjective
Q3.
Which of these words must have a capital letter?
ball
fish
Correct answer: france
scooter
Q4.
What is the verb in this sentence? Her mum brought a cake.
a cake
Correct answer: brought
Her mum
mum
Q5.
What is the subject of this sentence? The shop opened at 8am.
8am
opened
shop
Correct answer: The shop
Q6.
Which of these verbs is in the past tense?
Correct answer: climbed
eating
flying
walking
Q7.
When must you use a capital letter?
Correct answer: for names of specific people or places
for the last word in every sentence
only at the start of a sentence
whenever you feel like it

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UnitEnglish / Recapping the basics: simple sentences, statements, paragraphs, capital letters and past simple verbs

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