Starter quiz
- Which of these comes at the start of a sentence?
- verb
- noun
- capital letter ✓
- adjective
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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 ✓
- What is the definition of a verb?
- a naming word for people, places or things
- two adjectives listed to describe a noun
- a punctuation mark used at the end of a sentence
- a doing or being word ✓
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- What type of verb do you use at the start of a command to tell someone what to do?
- 'imperative verb' ✓
- Which of these sentences make complete sense?
- the teacher
- We love to learn new skills. ✓
- Leave the classroom in a tidy state. ✓
- complete our task
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- Match the simple sentence type to the punctuation mark it ends with.
- statement⇔full stop ✓
- question⇔question mark ✓
- exclamation⇔exclamation mark ✓
Exit quiz
- There are ______ types of simple sentence.
- 'four' ✓
- What is a main clause?
- a list of nouns
- a group of words that contains a verb and makes complete sense ✓
- a word class
- a group of words with no verb
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- Match the simple sentence type to the definition.
- statement⇔expresses a fact or an opinion ✓
- question⇔asks for an answer ✓
- command⇔tells someone to do something ✓
- exclamation⇔expresses strong emotion or surprise ✓
- Which of these would you find in a question?
- question word ✓
- verb ✓
- question mark ✓
- exclamation mark
- full stop
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- A command always starts with ______ .
- 'an imperative verb' ✓
- Which of these could you find in an exclamation?
- What ✓
- How ✓
- question mark
- imperative verb ✓
- exclamation mark ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A simple sentence is a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense.
- There are four types of simple sentence: statements, questions, commands and exclamations.
- Any type of simple sentence must contain a verb.
- A group of words that contains a verb and makes complete sense is called a main clause.
- A simple sentence is formed of one main clause.
Common misconception
Pupils confuse an exclamatory phrase with an exclamation sentence.
A phrase is a group of words with no verb. Any simple sentence must include a verb. Verbs in exclamation sentences are often being verbs.
Keywords
Main clause - a group of words that contains a verb and 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.
Exclamation - a type of simple sentence that expresses strong emotion or surprise.
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