SENTENCE

STRUCTURES
 TODAY….

• Looking at, and de-constructing (pulling apart) simple,

compound and complex sentence structures.

• Looking at how we can use sentence structure and noun groups

to persuade someone to believe our point of view on flying

foxes.
TODAYS SUCCESS CRITERIA…
• Write sentences which include noun groups, that are
relative to the points of view that could be expressed
about flying foxes.

• Be open to receiving and giving appropriate feedback

to your peers
 NOUN GROUPS
• A noun group is a group of words relating to,
or building on a noun.
• What is a noun?
– Person, place or thing.
• What are some examples of nouns?
– Flying foxes, tree, pencil, dog, cat
NOUN GROUPS: FLYING FOXES

•Fantastic flying foxes

•Dark, black creatures
•Huge winged mammals
TYPES OF SENTENCES

•Simple
•Compound
•Complex
 SIMPLE SENTENCES

• They have one subject and one verb to create a

completed thought.
• A simple sentences is also known as an
‘independent clause’
 Simple sentences
An example of a simple sentence is:

The small black bat flew

away.
Can you identify the subject, the verb and the noun group?

Answer
 Simple sentences
verb

The small black bat flew away.

subject
COMPOUND SENTENCES
• Made up of two or more simple sentences, joined by a conjunction
• For conjunctions think ‘ FANBOYS ’:
• For

• And

• Nor

• But

• Or

• Yet

• so
 Compound sentences

How could these two simple sentences be

joined to make a compound sentence?
The huge flying fox flew.
It landed in the dull brown tree.

Answer
 Compound sentences
simple
conjunction sentence

The huge flying fox flew and it landed in the dull brown tree.

simple
sentence
 WHAT ARE COMPLEX SENTENCES?
A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and a
dependent clause.

A dependent clause has a subject and a verb, but it does not

make sense on its own. For example: ‘because dogs have 4 legs’

A dependent clause is joined to an independent clause through:

• a subordinating conjunction like ‘when’, ‘while’, ‘before’,
‘because’ and ‘although’. OR
• a relative pronoun, for example ‘who’, ‘whom’, ‘that’, ‘which’.
 COMPLEX SENTENCES
subordinating
conjunction

‘Because dogs have 4 legs’

The subordinating conjunction ‘because’ was used,
which makes this clause dependent.
COMPLEX SENTENCES
Subordinating dependent clause
conjunction

While my dog is black and white, your

dog is brown.
independent clause
GROUPS

•Miss Limpus:
•Mrs Sorrenson:
•Mrs Fisk:
WERE YOU SUCCESSFUL???
DID YOU…..
• Write sentences that included noun groups?

• Use the noun groups to try and persuade the reader to

believe a point of view about flying foxes?

Were you…
• Open to feedback and criticism from your peers/ teacher?
 NOW, COMPLETE YOUR CHECKPOINT REMEMBER, YOU
ONLY HAVE 10 NUMBERS

• Checkpoint:
Writing complex sentences using noun
groups to persuade the reader.