Starter quiz
- A simple sentence must contain which two of these?
- an exclamation mark
- a verb ✓
- an adverb
- a capital letter at the start ✓
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- Which sentence is grammatically accurate?
- The food is Cold.
- the food is cold
- The food is cold
- The food is cold. ✓
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- Tick the simple sentences that make complete sense on their own.
- The lion
- The lion is hungry. ✓
- tired
- Izzy is tired. ✓
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- Match the word to the word class:
- whispers⇔verb ✓
- quietly⇔adverb ✓
- quiet⇔adjective ✓
- child⇔noun ✓
- Which word is a verb?
- the
- is ✓
- weather
- hot
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- Match the first idea to the second idea that it relates to.
- The ice cream melted.⇔It dripped on the floor. ✓
- The show finished.⇔The audience clapped. ✓
Exit quiz
- Identify the joining word.
- the
- I
- and ✓
- they
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- Tick the compound sentences which contain two ideas of equal importance.
- Ben wears a blue and orange jumper.
- We ate fish and chips.
- The building is large and the garden is lovely. ✓
- Aisha grabbed her coat and she played in the snow. ✓
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- Which word joins these two simple sentences together? I bought some sweets ______ I gave one to my friend.
- 'and' ✓
- Match the simple sentence and the compound sentence.
- simple sentence⇔Put on your shoes. ✓
- compound sentence⇔Get your coat and go into the playground. ✓
- The joining word 'and' is used to...
- build on an idea. ✓
- describe.
- tell someone to do something.
- express a fact or opinion.
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- Tick the compound sentence.
- Sam ordered a cake for dessert.
- We ate pasta and pizza.
- We went to the restaurant and we ate pasta. ✓
- Sam ordered a cake and everybody sang "Happy Birthday". ✓
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Key learning points
- 'And' is a type of joining word.
- Joining two simple sentences with 'and' forms a compound sentence.
- The second idea builds on to the first idea if 'and' is used to join them.
- Each of the two ideas holds equal grammatical weight in the sentence.
- Grammatically accurate sentences start with capital letters and most often end with full stops.
Common misconception
Pupils may think they have written a compound sentence just because they have included 'and'.
Look at sentences on a balancing scale with 'and' in the middle. Highlight that both ideas either side of 'and' must make complete sense.
Keywords
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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