Starter quiz
- What is an adverb?
- a word that describes a noun or pronoun
- a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb ✓
- a word that joins two clauses together
- a word that indicates the subject of the sentence
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- Which sentence correctly uses an adverb which modifies a verb?
- She is happy.
- She sings loudly. ✓
- She sings a song.
- She is very happy.
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- What is a simple sentence?
- a sentence with two main clauses joined by a conjunction
- a sentence with one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses
- a sentence with one main clause expressing a complete thought ✓
- a sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark
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- Which of the following is a compound sentence?
- She danced beautifully.
- She danced beautifully, but she did not win. ✓
- Because she danced beautifully, she won the competition.
- Dancing beautifully is her passion.
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- Identify the main clause in the following complex sentence: 'Although it was raining, they went for a walk.'
- Although it was raining
- it was raining
- they went for a walk ✓
- Although it was raining, they went
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- In the sentence: 'The teacher smiled, and the students cheered.' what is the function of the word 'and'?
- it starts a new sentence
- it is an adverb
- it joins two main clauses ✓
- it introduces a subordinate clause
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following is a simple sentence?
- The striker scored. ✓
- The striker scored, and the crowd cheered.
- Although the striker scored, the team lost.
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- What do compound sentences join together?
- one main clause and one subordinate clause
- two main clauses ✓
- one main clause and an adverb
- two subordinate clauses
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- Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence: 'Since training more, the team had played very well together.'
- since ✓
- going
- behind
- had
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- Which sentence type is used to ask a question?
- declarative
- imperative
- interrogative ✓
- exclamative
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- What is the purpose of 'focused writing'?
- to write quickly and efficiently
- to focus on grammatical accuracy
- to follow a step-by-step structure and focus on word choices ✓
- to use only simple sentences
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- Which of the following sentences is an example of a complex sentence?
- The team scored.
- The team scored, and the crowd cheered.
- Although the team scored, they did not win. ✓
- Did the team score?
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Key learning points
- Writing with focus – one sentence at a time – allows you to carefully craft each sentence.
- A paragraph should include simple, compound and complex sentences.
- Starting a sentence with an adverb can be effective, to set the tone and add further detail.
Common misconception
Pupils might confuse compound and complex sentences, thinking that any sentence with more than one clause is a complex sentence.
A compound sentence has two main clauses that can each stand alone as separate sentences, joined by a coordinating conjunction. In contrast, a complex sentence has one main clause and at least one subordinate clause that cannot stand alone.
Keywords
Simple sentence - a sentence with a subject and a verb that expresses a thought or idea
Compound sentence - compound sentences join together two main clauses to form one complete sentence
Complex sentence - a sentence made up of a main clause (which makes sense by itself) and a subordinate clause
Adverb - words or phrases that modify or qualify an adjective or verb
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