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Clauses and Sentences. Can you spot the clauses and sentences?. What is a sentence?. A sentence is a group of words beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full-stop, exclamation or question mark in written language, containing a main verb. Is this a sentence?
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Clauses and Sentences Can you spot the clauses and sentences?
What is a sentence? • A sentence is a group of words beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full-stop, exclamation or question mark in written language, containing a main verb. • Is this a sentence? • The young boy walked to the shop.
What is a clause? • A clause is a part of a sentence with a verb. However, it doesn’t have to start with a capital letter and end with a full stop. • Is this a clause? • were going to the shops
Spot the sentences and clauses • The woman ate her dinner quickly. • I cannot move because my back hurts. • who was running really quickly • Josie could swim really quickly. • which was really smelly
Now for some fun! • We are going to learn how to embed clauses into sentences to make more interesting sentences. • The small girl walked towards the teacher. • The small girl, who was eating a mouldy apple, walked towards the teacher. • The headteacher stood in the hall. • The headteacher, who was hovering on a broomstick, stood in the hall.
Now make your own complex sentences. • The man could not hear the telephone. • The small girl was talking quietly to her friend. • The shopkeeper saw the boy leave the shop. • Coventry won the FA cup.