developing sentence skills learning objective to understand complex sentences. key words main clause...
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Developing Sentence Skills
Learning Objective
To understand complex sentences.
Key Words
Main ClauseSub-clause
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Starter
stitute
marine
human
sub
sub
sub
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‘Sub’ is a prefix.
This means that we ‘fix’ it to the start of words to alter their meaning.
If marine means ‘water’, what does ‘submarine’ really mean...?
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MAIN TASK 1
Now think about sentences. A complex sentence has a main clause and a subordinate clause or a sub-clause for short.
Now you know what ‘sub’ means, can you work out which part of this sentence is the sub-clause and which part is the main clause?
Tired from the trek, I sat down to rest.
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Feeling subdued, I walked along the beach.
I walked along the beach feeling subdued.
I walked, feeling subdued, along the beach.
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Now look at your work sheet.
Use a code to identify the main clause and the sub-clause in each of the sentences.
Remember, the sub-clause won’t make sense on its own and adds information to the main clause.
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1.The pirate, looking menacing, drew his sword.
2.Screeching in delight, the parrot soared over the trees.
3.The boy dug filled with nerves.
Code Main clause:Sub clause:
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Now look at your second worksheet.
There are 3 sections, A, B and C.
Follow the instructions carefully to learn how to use commas to punctuate your complex sentences.
First of all, you need to know the comma rules...
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I know a lot about clauses. After all, I’m a crab – I’ve got two claws
myself... So, here are the comma rules for you...
If the sub-clause is first, the comma goes next.If the sub-clause is last, the comma goes afterwards.If the sub-clause is in the middle, comma either side,Now I’m off to my hole to hide!
MAIN TASK 2
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The pirate scared of the soldiers jumped into the sea.
Scared of the soldiers the pirate jumped into the sea.
The pirate jumped into the sea scared of the soldiers .
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Plenary
1. What is a complex sentence?
2. What is the purpose of a sub-clause?
3. How might complex sentences help you to improve your descriptive writing?