Starter quiz
- If a sentence contains a single independent clause then it is a ...
- compound sentence.
- complex sentence.
- simple sentence. ✓
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- Which of the below are conjunctions?
- and ✓
- but ✓
- so ✓
- additionally
- for example
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- Which of the below is an example of a compound sentence?
- I went to the market.
- I went to the market and I bought some apples. ✓
- Intending to buy apples, I went to the market.
- Do I need to buy apples from the market?
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- Which of the below is the correct definition of a complex sentence?
- A sentence with a single clause with a subject and verb
- A sentence with two independent clauses linked by a conjunction
- A sentence with a combination of a main clause and a subordinate clause ✓
- A sentence that conveys intense emotion
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- Look at the definitions below. Which of these is the best definition of an interrogative sentence?
- A sentence that gives commands
- A sentences that conveys facts
- A sentence that asks questions ✓
- A sentence that expresses sudden or strong emotions
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- Look at the definitions below. Which of these is the best definition of as exclamative sentence?
- A sentence that conveys facts
- A sentence that contains a main and subordinate clause.
- A sentence that expresses sudden or strong emotions ✓
- A sentence that give commands
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Exit quiz
- Who wrote 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth'?
- 'Jules Verne' ✓
- In 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth', the character of Axel has become separated from his friends. How?
- He took a different 'stream' and is now separated from them. ✓
- He was blinded by the Aurora lights and has lost his way.
- In a battle with a prehistoric dinosaur, he was cut off from them.
- They have deliberately abandoned him.
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- At one point in 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' Axel says, "To what unknown depths had my companions gone? Where was I?" What sentence types have been used here?
- Exclamative sentences
- Interrogative sentences ✓
- Declarative sentences
- Imperative sentences
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- Which words are missing from this definition of 'science fiction': 'Fiction based on __________ scientific or technological advances or major __________ or environmental changes.'
- imagined, social ✓
- interesting, political
- fake, biological
- exaggerated, human
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- In 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' Axel says, "My brain throbbed with agony as I tried to discover the solution of this terrible problem." What sentence type has been used here?
- compound
- complex ✓
- simple
- interrogative
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- Look at the this sentence: "Mechanically I crawled about, feeling the dry and arid rock." Which of the below best describes it?
- It is a complex sentence with the main clause at the beginning. ✓
- It is a complex sentence with the subordinate clause at the beginning.
- It is a compound sentence joined by a conjunction.
- It is an exclamative sentence showing the character's fear.
- It is two simple sentences joined by a comma.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Writers vary the position of subordinate clauses in a sentence, to alter pace, tension and emphasis
- Writers vary the types of sentence used (interrogative, exclamatory, declarative and imperative) to convey emotion
- When analysing sentences, give precise examples from the text
- When analysing sentences, break down the effect of different sentence structures in detail
Common misconception
Main and subordinate clauses are merely grammatical terms not worthy of analysis.
A writer's decision to use subordinate and main clauses is a creative choice. Their use can achieve different things (e.g. tension, pace).
Keywords
Science fiction - Fiction based on imagined scientific or technological advances or major social or environmental changes.
Main clause - A clause in a sentence that can form a complete sentence when standing alone.
Subordinate clause - A clause in a sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It complements a main clause.
Interrogative sentence - Sentences that ask a question.
Exclamatory sentence - Sentences that express sudden or strong emotions.
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