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Learning Objective

To identify and use a variety of sentences when writing.

Success Criteria
• I can recognise compound and complex sentences.
• I can use compound and complex sentences accurately in my writing
• I understand when to use a comma in complex sentences and can use it accurately
What’s Wrong?
Read this text and say what is
wrong with it. You won’t believe this. Yesterday I
went to the bank. Two women came
in wearing disguises. They walked
up to the front desk. Then they
demanded money. It looked like they
were pointing guns. They held the
guns under their coats. I thought the
guns were probably cucumbers. I
wasn’t afraid of cucumbers. So I
grabbed my handbag tight. Then I
crept up behind one of them. I swung
my bag back. Then thump! I hit the
robber on the head.
Simple Sentences
If we only write in simple sentences, no
matter how exciting the story is, it is
boring to read.
A simple sentence only contains one
idea, it is normally short and easy to
understand.

Example:
•John ran.
•Merinda hit out at Lorelle.
•I fell down the massive hole.
How Do We Fix It?
There are two types of sentence which will make your
writing more likely to interest your reader.

• Compound sentences
• Complex sentences
Compound Sentences
A compound sentence simply takes two simple sentences and joins them together
using joining words called conjunctions.
Examples of these are: and, but, or yet.
For example:
I passed your house today. I noticed the roof had blown off.

simple sentence simple sentence

Becomes:
I passed your house today and I noticed the roof had blown off.

compound sentence
Complex Sentences
Complex sentences have two parts to them like compound sentences.
However, in complex sentences, one part of the sentence is more important than the
other.

The main clause is the The subordinate clause is


part which will make the part which doesn’t
sense on its own. make sense on its own.
This is the important part It is not as important as it
of the sentence. just gives us some extra
information.
Example
Mary thought that she could run to the bus stop despite her high heels.
Main clause: Mary thought that she could run to the bus stop
Subordinate clause: despite her high heels
Your Turn
Look at these complex sentences and identify the main clause and the subordinate
clause.

1.Michael hid the golden key under his bed so that he could keep it a secret.
2.After she had washed her hair, Petunia applied thick layers of makeup.
3.Trixie the cat was looking forward to a night out provided she found a way to get
past the neighbour’s dog.
4.Whenever he saw that coat, he fondly remembered his holiday in Norway.
5.Hanif, before he’d even opened the door, knew that something was wrong.
Commas and Complex Sentences
You should have noticed that the subordinate clause can go at the beginning or end
of the sentence. It can also be in the middle of a sentence and this is sometimes
called an embedded clause.
Main clause is in pink. Subordinate clause is in blue.

Even when it was snowing, Flossy wanted to go for a walk.


Flossy wanted to go for a walk even when it was snowing.
Flossy, even when it was snowing, wanted to go for a walk.

What do you notice about the commas


when the subordinate clause changes
position?
Commas and Complex Sentences
When the subordinate clause comes at the beginning of a sentence, you use a
comma after it.
Even when it was snowing, Flossy wanted to go for a walk.
comma

When the subordinate clause comes in the middle of a sentence, you use a comma at
either side of it.
Flossy, even when it was snowing, wanted to go for a walk.
commas

When the subordinate clause comes at the end of the sentence, there is usually no
comma.
Flossy wanted to go for a walk even when it was snowing.
Your Turn
Put a comma into these sentences (if there needs to be one!)
1.No matter how much he tried the alien could not fit his horned foot into
the trainers.
2.Cindy had felt lonely since the dog ran away.
3.While her parents were away Lorraine decided to have a party.
4.Marie found another dirty footprint wherever she went in the house.
5.Santa now that he’d got his breath back realised he was too fat for chimneys.
6.The television despite being only a week old exploded.
7.Chip burst out laughing as soon as they had gone.
8.The vase a beautiful delicate pink was far too expensive.
Your Task 1
Here is an extract from ‘The boy who harnessed the wind’.
Can you identify the complex sentences. Underline them in red using a ruler.
Your Task 2
Can you create 5 complex sentences linked to any of the images below. Think about
where you will be placing your main and subordinate clauses. Don’t forget your
commas

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