Starter quiz
- Match the word class to its meaning.
- noun⇔a naming word for a person, place or thing ✓
- verb⇔a doing, being or having word ✓
- adjective⇔a word that describes a noun ✓
- adverb⇔a word that describes a verb ✓
- What are the verbs in this sentence? "Clouds hung in the night sky and the moon shone eerily."
- clouds
- hung ✓
- night
- moon
- shone ✓
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- A clause is a group of words that contains a __________.
- noun
- adjective
- verb ✓
- adverb
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- What is a setting?
- the main character of a story
- what happens in a story
- where a story takes place ✓
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- Which of these groups of words could be complete simple sentences?
- which crashed against the cliffs
- the wind howled violently ✓
- in the night sky
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- Which sentence type consists of two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction?
- simple
- compound ✓
- complex
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- purpose⇔the aim of the text ✓
- setting description⇔describes the environment in which a story is taking place ✓
- linguistic features⇔structures of language that use words ✓
- adverbial detail⇔tells the reader when, where or how something happened ✓
- adverbial complex sentence⇔a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause ✓
- Select the purposes of a setting description.
- engage the reader ✓
- introduce the main characters
- help the reader visualise the setting ✓
- create atmosphere ✓
- describe a problem in detail
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- Match the word types to their examples.
- adjective⇔powerful ✓
- noun⇔hillside ✓
- verb⇔crashed ✓
- adverb⇔deafeningly ✓
- Match the types of fronted adverbials to their examples.
- fronted adverbial of time⇔That night, ✓
- fronted adverbial of place⇔Against the cliffs' edges, ✓
- fronted adverbial of manner⇔With a deafening roar, ✓
- Match the clause types to their definitions:
- main clause⇔contains a verb and makes complete sense on its own ✓
- subordinate clause⇔contains a verb and does not make sense on its own ✓
- adverbial clause⇔a type of subordinate clause starting with a subordinating conjunction ✓
- Match the sentence types to their examples.
- simple⇔The stars illuminated the night sky. ✓
- compound⇔The moon illuminated the night sky and the stars twinkled playfully. ✓
- adverbial complex⇔Waves crashed violently as the wind howled like a monster. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The setting description describes where the narrative takes place.
- Adverbial detail describes when, where or how things happened.
- Ambitious, precise verbs and descriptive adjectives help the reader visualise the scene.
- Using a range of sentence types enhances text cohesion.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging to identify different sentence and clause types.
Ensure there is explicit teaching of simple, compound and adverbial complex sentences that is additional to this lesson, for example in discrete grammar lessons.
Keywords
Purpose - the aim of the text
Setting description - a description of the setting or environment in which a story is taking place
Linguistic features - structures of language that use words
Adverbial detail - tells the reader when, where or how something happened
Adverbial complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause
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