Starter quiz
- Match the word with the correct definition.
- adjective⇔a word that describes a noun ✓
- verb⇔a doing or being word ✓
- noun⇔a naming word for people, places or things ✓
- adverb⇔a word that describes a verb ✓
- How many verbs are in a compound sentence?
- none
- one
- at least two ✓
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- Which of these are joining words?
- or ✓
- to
- but ✓
- and ✓
- man
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- Which of these makes complete sense?
- jumped in the air
- The fish swam through the coral. ✓
- darted behind the seaweed.
- The fish
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- Identify the joining word in this sentence: 'The squirrel scurried up the tree and the nut fell on the ground.'
- tree
- and ✓
- the
- on
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- Would you choose 'and', 'but' or 'or' to join two ideas that oppose each other in a compound sentence?
- 'but' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which joining word would you choose if the second idea builds on the first idea?
- and ✓
- but
- or
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- Choose the joining word that would best fit in this sentence: It was his birthday __________ there were no presents.
- or
- but ✓
- and
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- A piece of writing flows well when...
- it includes different sentence structures. ✓
- two adjectives are used to describe every noun.
- every sentence starts with a fronted adverbial of time.
- some sentences include joining words. ✓
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- Which sentence flows best?
- We climb the hill or the view is fantastic.
- It is cold at the top but we have warm coats. ✓
- Would you like to hold my hand and can you get down by yourself?
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- Which joining word is missing from this sentence? We could play at home __________ we could go to the park.
- 'or' ✓
- Which joining word is missing from this sentence? We went shopping _________ we bought some new clothes.
- 'and' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'And', 'but' and 'or' are three different co-ordinating conjunctions.
- The co-ordinating conjunction used changes the meaning of the compound sentence.
- Co-ordination helps our writing flow.
Common misconception
Pupils might struggle to know whether 'and', 'but' or 'or' is best in a compound sentence.
Share and discuss many examples and non-examples where 'and', 'but' or 'or' works best in a sentence in comparison with the other options.
Keywords
Flow - to move easily
Joining word - a word that joins words or ideas
Compound sentence - a sentence formed of two simple sentences and a joining word
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