Simple and compound sentences revision
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can practise simple and compound sentence test questions.
Key learning points
- A simple sentence has one main clause.
- There are four types of simple sentence: statement, question, command and exclamation.
- A compound sentence has at least two main clauses joined with a co-ordinating conjunction.
- Accurate sentences start with capital letters and end with full stops, question marks or exclamation marks.
- A comma is placed before the co-ordinating conjunctions 'but' and 'or' in a compound sentence.
Keywords
Simple sentence - a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense
Main clause - a group of words that contains a verb and makes complete sense
Compound sentence - a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word
Co-ordinating conjunction - a word that joins two main clauses to form a compound sentence
Comma - a punctuation mark used before 'but' or 'or' co-ordinating conjunctions in a compound sentence
Common misconception
Pupils may believe that only single main clauses can be joined by co-ordinating conjunctions.
Co-ordinating conjunctions can join groups of words that might be sentences on their own, including at least one main clause.
Teacher tip
You can find in-depth lessons on compound sentences in our Year 3 and Year 4 Grammar curricula and lessons on different sentence structures in all our KS2 Grammar programmes of study.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In which sentences is 'fit' being used as a verb?
Q2.In which sentence is 'show' used as a noun?
Q3.Which words are determiners in this sentence? 'My feet are killing me after that long walk!'
Q4.What is the noun phrase in this sentence? 'He opened the heavy, wooden door.'
Q5.Match the word to its word class.
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
Q6.Which words are adverbs in this sentence? 'Because he'd worked hard, he was quite tired.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Tick the sentence that has all the correct capital letters.
Q2.Which of these is a compound sentence?
Q3.Tick the correct list of co-ordinating conjunctions.
Q4.Tick the sentences which are exclamations.
Q5.Tick the sentences which are commands.
Q6.Aisha wants to rewrite this question as a statement. Which version is correct? 'Could she hear me?'
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