Starter quiz
- Which one of these most often comes at the end of a sentence?
- capital letter
- noun
- full stop ✓
- verb
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- Match the word with the correct definition.
- noun⇔a naming word for people, places or things ✓
- adjective⇔a word that describes a noun ✓
- adverb⇔a word that describes a verb ✓
- verb⇔a doing or being word ✓
- Tick the sentence that has the correct punctuation:
- the children played.
- the children played
- The children played. ✓
- The children played
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- Tick the nouns:
- digging
- Jacob ✓
- hot
- bucket ✓
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- What is the verb in this sentence? The teacher clapped his hands.
- teacher
- clapped ✓
- the
- hands
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- Which of these sentences makes complete sense?
- the mud
- Lucas is muddy. ✓
- Clean the mud off your boots. ✓
- your boots.
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Exit quiz
- Match the simple sentence type to the punctuation mark it ends with.
- statement⇔full stop ✓
- question⇔question mark ✓
- Tick the correct punctuation mark to complete this simple sentence: The door is pink
- ,
- ?
- !
- . ✓
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- Match the simple sentence type to the definition.
- statement⇔expresses fact or opinion ✓
- question⇔asks for an answer ✓
- command⇔tells someone to do something ✓
- Tick the commands.
- Make the dinner. ✓
- Where are my shoes?
- The children played.
- Clear the table. ✓
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- Which of these would you find in a question?
- full stop
- verb ✓
- exclamation mark
- question mark ✓
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- What type of verb do you use at the start of a command to tell someone what to do?
- being verb
- adverb
- imperative verb ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- There are four types of simple sentence.
- Any simple sentence is a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense.
- Each type of simple sentence has a different purpose for the reader.
- A statement often ends with a full stop, a question with a question mark and a command can end with an exclamation mark.
- A command starts with an imperative verb.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to know when a command ends in an exclamation mark and when it doesn't.
Choose clear examples that model strong emotion and calm emotion and use tone and intonation to support understanding.
Keywords
Simple sentence - a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense
Statement - a type of simple sentence that expresses a fact or an opinion and most often ends with a full stop
Question - a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark
Command - a type of simple sentence that tells someone to do something and can end with an exclamation mark
Imperative verb - a type of verb that starts a command and tells someone what to do
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