Using compound sentences to describe dystopian settings | English

Starter quiz

What is a conjunction?

a word that describes how the verb is performed

a word to describe a noun

a word to connect clauses or sentences ✓
Which of the below is *not* a conjunction?

so

but

and

nor

can ✓
What is a simple sentence?

A sentence with a verb

A sentence with a subject and a verb ✓

Two sentences joined by a conjunction

A short sentence
What is the conjunction in the following sentence: 'The clouds darkened and the rain poured'?

the

clouds

rain

and ✓
Match the example with the subject terminology.

or

⇔

conjunction ✓

The girl

⇔

sentence fragment ✓

The girl whispered.

⇔

simple sentence ✓
What is a compound sentence?

A sentence with a subordinating conjunction

A sentence that combines two simple sentences with a conjunction ✓

A sentence with one subject and one verb

A long sentence

What is the definition of a compound sentence?

A sentence with at least two subjects and two verbs joined by a conjunction ✓

A sentence with the word 'and' in it

A sentence with a subordinate clause and main clause
Which is an example of a compound sentence?

The poor lived without necessities.

Unfortunately, the poor lived without necessities.

Due to the greed of the leaders, the poor lived without necessities.

The leaders were greedy, so the poor lived without necessities. ✓
What is the purpose of the conjunction 'but'?

Express addition

Express cause and effect

Express difference/contrast ✓
What makes a piece of descriptive writing more interesting?

Using only simple sentencese

Using only compound sentences

Using only long sentences

Using a mixture of sentence types ✓
Match the sentence openers with the sentence endings to create a complete compound sentence.

They were following,

⇔

so she crept stealthily. ✓

The elite had excess money,

⇔

but they never used it to help the poor. ✓

There was no water,

⇔

nor was there food. ✓

The future seemed bleak,

⇔

yet one courageous girl never gave up. ✓
Which compound sentence best shows inequality?

The city skyscrapers gleamed and the suburban shacks crumbled.

The city skyscrapers gleamed, for the suburban shacks crumbled.

The city skyscrapers gleamed, but the suburban shacks crumbled. ✓

The city skyscrapers gleamed, so the suburban shacks crumbled.

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Effective descriptions include some short sentences and some longer ones
A simple sentence has one subject and one verb
A compound sentence has at least two subjects and two verbs, often linked by a conjunction
Conjunctions such as and, or, but, so can be used in compound sentences

Compound sentences are better than simple sentences all of the time.

Make it explicit to students that sometimes simple sentences can be more suitable in their writing; long does not equal better.

Compound sentence - A compound sentence is a sentence with at least two subjects and two verbs, linked with a conjunction.
Conjunction - A conjunction is a word to connect clauses or sentences.
Desperate - If you are desperate, you have a great need or desire for something.
Inequality - There is inequality when there is an unfair difference in people’s treatment or circumstances.