This document provides teaching materials for a lesson on simple, compound, and complex sentences. It includes a PowerPoint presentation defining the three sentence types and providing examples. Accompanying worksheets and activities are referenced for students to practice identifying and writing different sentence structures. The PowerPoint addresses the Australian Curriculum and is intended to help students learn to express and develop ideas through proper use of language.
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Simple & Compound Sentences PPT
1. Teacher Notes
Use this PowerPoint when teaching the concept of simple, compound
and complex sentences.
It specifically addresses the Australian Curriculum English Content
Descriptors for Language: Expressing and Developing Ideas.
Use the extra activities at the end of this PowerPoint as follow up
activities.
Supporting materials, including posters and worksheets, can be
accessed on the Teach Starter website via the following links:
Simple, Compound and Complex Sentence worksheet pack
Simple, Compound and Complex Flash Cards game
3. Symbols
I do: my turn to talk. This is the explanation section of our
lesson where you are required to listen.
We do: this is where we discuss or work on the concepts
together.
You do: your turn to be involved. You may be working in a
group or on an activity individually.
5. What is a Sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that makes sense on
its own.
Sentences can be silly, but still make sense.
e.g. The rainbow dog flew over the sun.
A sentence needs to have a verb (doing word).
A sentence needs to have a subject (be about
someone or something).
6. Stand Up for a Sentence
Listen carefully to the following groups of words.
Stand up when you think you hear a sentence.
Sit down if you think they are not sentences.
Remember to ask yourself does it make sense?
Does it have a verb and subject?
7. There are eight planets in the
solar system.
This is a sentence.
12. Sentences
We are now going to learn about:
Simple sentences
Compound sentences
Complex sentences
13. Simple Sentences
A simple sentence is also called an independent clause.
It contains a subject and a verb and expresses a
complete thought.
For example:
Scott plays soccer in the morning.
Simple sentence = subject + ONE verb
17. Compound Sentences
A compound sentence contains two independent clauses,
joined by a coordinating conjunction.
For example:
Scott was playing soccer, so Mary went to the beach.
Compound Sentence = main clause + conjunction
+ main clause
24. Complex Sentences
A complex sentence combines an independent clause with
one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always
has a subordinating conjunction.
For example:
Scott wore his football boots, because he was playing soccer.
Complex sentences = main clause + conjunction +
dependent clause
25. Subordinating Conjunctions
A subordinating conjunction joins an independent clause to
a dependent clause.
A Subordinating conjunction can be at the beginning,
middle or end of a sentence.
26. after how until now that
although if unless wherever
as in as much as if while
in order that when as long as before
at least whenever as much as since
even though soon because though
whereas as though so that that
Subordinating Conjunctions
27. When he finished reading his book, he returned it to
the library.
Complex Sentences
28. I will make the beds while you cook breakfast.
Complex Sentences
29. The children saw many interesting science
experiments when they went on their excursion.
Complex Sentences