The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Sentence
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Sentence types.
Simple sentences • They are very simple! • They contain a subject, object and a verb. • They only contain one idea. He handed in his homework.
Compound sentences • This is when you join together two simple sentences using a conjunction. • Both ideas are equally important. • The most common conjunctions used in compound sentences are ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘but’ and ‘so’. • VERY IMPORTANT – both parts of the sentence have to make sense on their own. If you took the conjunction away, the sentences would make sense on their own as simple sentences. He handed in his homework but he had forgotten the last page.
Complex sentences • Complex sentences are made up of a main clause and a subordinate clause. • The main clause is like the simple sentence and it must make sense on its own. • The subordinate clause adds extra information and does not make sense on its own.
• The subordinate clause can come at the beginning of a sentence (fronted adverbial): When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give his teacher the last page. • The subordinate clause can come in the middle of a sentence: He handed in his homework, which was missing the last page, to his teacher. • The subordinate clause can come at the end of a sentence: He handed in his homework, although he forgot to give in the last page.
The bottom line… • Experienced writers use a variety of sentences to make their writing interesting and lively. Too many simple sentences, for example, will sound choppy and immature while too many long sentences will be difficult to read and hard to understand.
Simple Sentences are… SIMPLE! You all use simple sentences in your writing. For example ‘The sand was golden. ’ Or ‘The sun was hot. ’ If you only use simple sentences your reader will fall asleep.
Compound Sentences are… A little less simple. When you have two or more short, independent, simple sentences which are of equal weight you can join them together using CONJUNCTIONS. For example: The sea was rough. The sun was shining. These are both boring simple sentences. You can put these together to make one longer, more interesting compound sentence using a conjunction. For example: The sea was rough but the sun was shining. The most common conjunctions are: and, as, but, or, so Remember: JUNCTIONS join roads together, so CONJUNCTIONS join sentences together!
So far we have learnt…. Simple Sentences – Contain a subject and a verb. The sun shines brightly. The children play football on the beach. Compound Sentences – Contain a subject, a verb and a conjunction. The sun was shining, so the people got burnt. The seagulls sang as the sea came in. Another note: Try not to use the same conjunction over and over again. Vary them to make it more interesting!
Complex sentences are… The hardest of all! So listen carefully… The Small Print… When you make a compound sentence you are joining two or more simple sentences together with a conjunction. If you took the conjunction away, the sentences would be complete and they would still make sense. This isn't the same for complex sentences. Complex sentences don't just divide into neat, complete, simple sentences if you take out the conjunctions. In complex sentences the conjunction is used to join together clauses. A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. Some of these clauses might be complete short sentences, but in a complex sentence at least one of them will depend on the conjunction for its meaning. In other words, if you take the conjunction away, the sentence won't divide into complete units that make sense by themselves!
Thailand flourishes in March, although it rains in August. Thailand flourishes in March – Main clause (complete, short sentence) Although – Conjunction It rains in August – Subordinate clause (Called this because it doesn’t really make sense on its own!) While the breeze blew, people flew colourful kites. While – Conjunction (Yes, they can be at the beginning of sentences too!) The breeze blew – Subordinate clause People flew colourful kites – Main clause (complete, short sentence) Notice that only 1 of the 2 clauses in these sentences makes sense on its own!
I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak French. COMPOUND When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page. COMPLEX Some students like to study in the mornings. SIMPLE Alicia goes to the library to study everyday. SIMPLE Mark played football, so Maria went shopping. COMPOUND Kelly and Beth went to the movies after they finished studying COMPLEX
Making Complex Sentences Complex sentences link ideas together. They contain main and subordinate clauses. A main clause is self-contained, but a subordinate clause often begin with a conjunction and cannot act as freestanding sentence. Explore making complex sentences.
Extend these sentences using: if so while since though • Example: • The cat sat on the mat. This is a simple sentence. • The cat sat on the mat so that he could curl up and go to sleep. • The cat sat on the mat while he was waiting for his tea. • If the weather was cold out side, the cat always sat on the mat in front of the fire. • The cat sat on the mat since it was the warmest place in the room. • Though the cat was really hungry for its tea, it sat patiently on the mat.
Myra went for a walk she was chased by a dragon Which conjunction could you use? although because when Next sentence
Although Myra went for a walk, she was chased by a dragon. OR Although Myra was chased by a dragon, she went for a walk.
Myra was chased by a dragon because she went for a walk. OR Because Myra went for a walk, she was chased by a dragon.
When Myra went for a walk, she was chased by a dragon.
it was sunny the boys went out to play Which conjunction could you use? as although since Next sentence
The boys went out to play as it was sunny. OR As it was sunny, the boys went out to play.
Although it was sunny, the boys went out to play. OR The boys went out to play although it was sunny.
The boys went out to play since it was sunny. OR Since it was sunny, the boys went out to play.
her purse was stolen she was shopping Which conjunction could you use? while as when
While she was shopping, her purse was stolen. OR Her purse was stolen while she was shopping.
Her purse was stolen as she was shopping. OR As she was shopping, her purse was stolen.
When her purse was stolen, she was shopping. OR She was shopping when her purse was stolen.
Let’s have a think about the Lion and the Mouse. We are going to rewatch the story and I would like you to note down the key events that happen. There should be at most 5. See if you can break it down into the story structure (opening, build up, problem, resolution, ending). I have done this for Chapter 2 below. Opening: Lucy goes to talk to the mysterious faun. Build up: He invites her food. Problem: Mr Tumnus is a kidnapper Resolution: He decides not to kidnap Lucy. Ending: They rush off to take Lucy back to her house.
Choose a section or sentence from the Lion and the Mouse then write a simple sentence. The mouse was hungry. Now extend it and turn it into a compound sentence. The mouse was hungry and he decided to go find some food. Now adapt you sentence, adding a subordinating conjunction to turn it into a complex sentence. The mouse was hungry as he just woke up. As he just woke up, the mouse was hungry.
After the lesson, please conduct a spelling test. Ask your mum, dad, grandparent, brother, sister (anyone you trust that you are living) to ask your spellings. Then take a picture of your work (you can mark and correct it yourself if you want) and send it to me. I am trusting you! Do your best!
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