Starter quiz
- What is a narrative?
- a non-fiction text about a subject
- a factual recount of a real-life event
- a story ✓
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- 'How To Train Your Dragon' was written and illustrated by whom?
- Cressida Cowell ✓
- Alfred Noyes
- Gary Crew
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- Match the adverbial types to their examples:
- adverbial of time⇔that night ✓
- adverbial of place⇔over the horizon ✓
- adverbial of manner⇔with a roar ✓
- A clause is a group of words that contains a...
- noun
- adjective
- verb ✓
- adverb
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- 'As the stars illuminated the sky' is an example of which type of clause?
- main
- adverbial subordinate ✓
- relative subordinate
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- Identify the relative pronoun in this sentence: The sky, which was pitch black, was scattered with stars.
- sky
- black
- stars
- which ✓
- scattered
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their definitions:
- purpose⇔the aim of the text ✓
- opening⇔the first section of a fiction text ✓
- non-finite subordinate clause⇔a clause that can begin with a verb in the progressive tense ✓
- non-finite complex sentence⇔a sentence formed of a main clause and a non-finite subordinate clause ✓
- Select which of these are the purpose of a narrative opening:
- engage the reader ✓
- introduce characters ✓
- always include dialogue
- introduce plot ✓
- explain how a problem was resolved
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- A sentence formed of one main clause is called a _______ sentence.
- simple ✓
- compound
- complex
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- A sentence formed of two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction is called a _______ sentence.
- simple
- compound ✓
- complex
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- A sentence formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause is called a _______ sentence.
- simple
- compound
- complex ✓
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- Match the complex sentence types to their examples.
- adverbial complex⇔After the battle subsided, the villagers emerged from their huts. ✓
- relative complex⇔The dragons, which breathed fire, destroyed the island. ✓
- non-finite complex⇔Racing to protect their livestock, the Vikings grabbed their weapons. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce characters and plot.
- Using a range of linguistic devices helps achieve text purpose.
- A non-finite complex sentence is formed of a main clause and a non-finite subordinate clause.
Common misconception
Pupils may not be aware that a non-finite subordinate clause can be used before and after a main clause.
Ensure that you say and model a variety of non-finite complex sentences where the non-finite clause is positioned both at the start of the sentence and at the end of the sentence.
Keywords
Purpose - the aim of the text
Opening - the first section of a fiction text
Non-finite subordinate clause - a type of clause that can begin with a verb in the progressive tense
Non-finite complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a non-finite subordinate clause
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