Learning to vary sentence types to improve writing.

Pupil outcome: I can write the second part of a narrative opening based on ‘The BFG’. Key learning points: - The purpose of a narrative opening is to introduce the characters and to describe the setting to the reader. - Saying sentences...

Pupil outcome: I can use my plan to write the section about how the body was wrapped in the process of mummification. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - The steps in the mummification...

Complex Sentences explores complex sentences by writing complete sentences that contain one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses each.

Simple Sentences explores simple sentences by writing independent clauses that contain at least one subject and one verb each.

Compound Sentences explores compound sentences by combining pairs of independent clauses with coordinating conjunctions to make compound sentences.

Main Sentence Types practices identifying the three main sentence types by deciding if sentences are simple, compound, or complex.

Compound sentences are a combination of two or more independent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

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In this lesson, Mr. P. will talk about three sentence types: Simple, complex and compound. He will also explain coordinating and subordinating conjunctions using them in complex and compound sentences.

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