Sentences

Welcome to the Sentences Learning Space.

Learning Intentions: 

• To understand and correctly construct simple sentences.

• To understand and correctly construct compound sentences.

• To understand and correctly construct complex sentences.

• To correctly add punctuation to all sentences.

What is a sentence?

A sentence is a group of words that are put together to mean something. Sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop (.), a question mark (?) or an exclamation point (!). 

Sentences can be structured three different ways.

SIMPLE SENTENCE: 

A simple sentence has a subject and ONLY ONE verb:

EXAMPLES:

• The girl sprinted after the tiger.

• The cat purred.

Activity 1: www.turtlediary.com/game/simple-sentences.html 

Activity 2: wordwall.net/resource/7173070/english/simple-sentences 

Activity 3: wordwall.net/resource/11198466/english/scrambling-sentences-simple-past 

COMPOUND SENTENCE: 

A compound sentence contains a subject and one verb.

A compound sentence is formed when you join two main clauses with a connective. In a compound sentence the clauses are linked by coordinating conjunctions/connectives (and, but, so, or). 

EXAMPLES:

• I like bananas and I like grapes.

• Zoe can be rude at times but she is a nice girl.

Activity 1: www.tinytap.com/activities/g35f9/play/compound-sentences-so-but-and 

Activity 2: wordwall.net/resource/3595053/english/compound-sentences 

Activity 3: view.genial.ly/60f736037a8a610d8af2ba0c/interactive-content-simple-and-compound-sentences-impostor-game 

Activity 4: wordwall.net/resource/34039896/simple-sentences-compound-sentences 

COMPLEX SENTENCE: 

A complex sentence is formed when you join a main clause and a subordinate clause with a connective. A subordinate clause is one that relies on a main clause to make sense. Connectives used in complex sentences include after, although, as, because, if, since, unless, when.

EXAMPLES:

• I love roast potatoes, although my mum prefers them mashed.

• You need to prepare for the spelling test tomorrow if you want to get all your spellings right.

• The big dog barked whenever I knocked on the door.

Activity 1: wordwall.net/resource/24648412/complex-sentences- 

Activity 2: wordwall.net/resource/16455090/english/complex-sentences 

Activity 3: wordwall.net/resource/16600955/complex-sentences