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1 Sentence structures

2 A word dog How do we turn a word into a phrase?

3 A phrase the big dog How do we turn a phrase into a clause?

4 the big dog barked Into a sentence?

5 The big dog barked. What must a sentence have to be a complete sentence?

6 When I arrived, the big dog barked.
Make it complex The big dog barked. When I arrived, the big dog barked.

7 You can add more subordinate clauses.
The big dog barked. When I arrived, the big dog barked because it was lonely. Note, both subordinate clauses have a subject but do NOT make sense on their own.

8 What about splitting the main clause?
The big dog barked When I arrived the big dog because it was lonely barked. I like cheese and onion sandwiches.

9 Useful words to introduce subordinate clauses
SO WHERE BEFORE ALTHOUGH THAN THOUGH AFTER SINCE WHEN BECAUSE AS WHEREAS IF UNLESS UNTIL WHILE WHO WHAT WHICH THAT WHY HOW (MANY)

10 Identify the subordinate clauses
Even though he drove with care he failed the test. During term time my school opens at 8.45am. The loser of the race buys everybody else an ice-cream.

11 Compound FANBOYS Two connectives as a rule, do not ‘ramble’ on.
You can build in more detail with compound sentences. My mate came round and said, "Do you want to go out?" and I did so we went to the park and sat around for a bit and then these other girls came over who we knew from school so we started talking to them and then we felt hungry so we...

12 What does a complete sentence (main clause) have?
The boys walked down the road and their parents waved from the house. The dog came rushing in so the cat ran upstairs. My friend gave me a lift because it was raining. What does a complete sentence (main clause) have?

13 cat- turn it into a phrase, a sentence, complex and compound it.
You try cat- turn it into a phrase, a sentence, complex and compound it. Can you split the main clause to create a complex sentence?

14 L/O; sentence types Expected progress; identify the deiferftn sentence types. Produce an eplxame of each type. Above expected progress; produce a hpragaapr that uses the different sentence types. Rdowyek; variety

15 On your white boards List the different sentence types (sssh-there are three of them!) Compose a sentence for each type- simple, complex and compound

16 Using a picture as a stimulus, write a paragraph that includes varied sentence types.

17 Remember your punctuation!

18 Peer assessment Did the classmate use a variety of sentence types?
Simple Complex Compound Did the classmate punctuate their work accurately?


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