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What 4 characteristics must a GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT SENTENCE have?

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  1. Correct punctuation (capital letter and full stop)
  2. It must have a finite verb
  3. It must have a subject
  4. It must make complete sense by itself
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What punctuation does a GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT SENTENCE need?

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Must start with a capital letter and end with a full stop/exclamation mark/question mark

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What is a FINITE VERB?

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A verb that has a specific tense

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What is the SUBJECT of a SENTENCE?

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The person/thing that does the action described by the verb

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Identify the SUBJECT in the following SENTENCE

Sally was a very good singer.

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Sally

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Identify the SUBJECT in the following SENTENCE

He collected all the Beatles’ records.

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He

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Identify the SUBJECT in the following SENTENCE

The cat and the dog fought from dawn to dusk.

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The cat, The dog

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What is a DIRECT OBJECT?

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The noun or pronoun which is on the receiving end of the action undertaken by the subject of the sentence

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Identify the DIRECT OBJECT in the following SENTENCE

He sold the car.

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The car

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Identify the INDIRECT OBJECT in the following SENTENCE

She offered Eric a job.

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Eric

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Identify the INDIRECT OBJECT in the following SENTENCE

Please pass your brother the salt.

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Your brother

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Identify the INDIRECT OBJECT in the following SENTENCE

You have written me an interesting letter.

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Me

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What is an INDIRECT OBJECT?

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The person/thing to whom something is given or for whom something is done

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What is a PHRASE?

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A group of words which does not contain a subject or a finite verb

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What is a CLAUSE?

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A group of words that makes sense on its own because it contains a SUBJECT and a FINITE VERB

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For the following sentence, identify the CLAUSE

He chose the dog with the pointed ears.

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He chose the dog

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For the following sentence, identify the PHRASE

He chose the dog with the pointed ears.

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with the pointed ears

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For the following sentence, identify the CLAUSE

He sang with great skill.

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He sang

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For the following sentence, identify the PHRASE

He sang with great skill.

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with great skill

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For the following sentence, identify the CLAUSE

He washes all the windows in the house.

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He washes

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For the following sentence, identify the PHRASE

He washes all the windows in the house.

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all the windows in the house

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For the following sentence, identify the CLAUSE

Panting hard, he struggled to catch his breath.

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he struggled to catch his breath

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For the following sentence, identify the PHRASE

Panting hard, he struggled to catch his breath.

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Panting hard

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What is a MAIN CLAUSE/INDEPENDENT CLAUSE?

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A clause that makes complete sense on its own - it is a sentence in its own right

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What is a SUBORDINATE CLAUSE?
Contains a subject and a finite verb, but cannot stand alone and make sense
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Is the clause in capital letters a MAIN CLAUSE or a SUBORDINATE CLAUSE? When I pushed the button THE MUSIC GOT LOUDER.
Main
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Is the clause in capital letters a MAIN CLAUSE or a SUBORDINATE CLAUSE? WHEN I PUSHED THE BUTTON the music got louder.
Subordinate
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Is the clause in capital letters a MAIN CLAUSE or a SUBORDINATE CLAUSE? THE HORSE, which I recognised as mine, HAD A PLAITED MANE
Main
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Is the clause in capital letters a MAIN CLAUSE or a SUBORDINATE CLAUSE? The horse, WHICH I RECOGNISED AS MINE, had a plaited mane.
Subordinate
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What kind of CONJUNCTIONS do CLAUSES of equal importance get joined with?
Co-ordinating
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List the FANBOYS (co-ordinating) CONJUNCTIONS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
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List some SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
When, because, although, while, since, if
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Is the following CONJUNCTION CO-ORDINATING or SUBORDINATING? And
Co-ordinating
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Is the following CONJUNCTION CO-ORDINATING or SUBORDINATING? But
Co-ordinating
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Is the following CONJUNCTION CO-ORDINATING or SUBORDINATING? Nor
Co-ordinating
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Is the following CONJUNCTION CO-ORDINATING or SUBORDINATING? When
Subordinating
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Is the following CONJUNCTION CO-ORDINATING or SUBORDINATING? To
Subordinating
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Is the following CONJUNCTION CO-ORDINATING or SUBORDINATING? Although
Subordinating
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Is the following CONJUNCTION CO-ORDINATING or SUBORDINATING? Since
Subordinating
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Is the following CONJUNCTION CO-ORDINATING or SUBORDINATING? While
Subordinating
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How many MAIN CLAUSES does a SIMPLE SENTENCE contain?
One
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How many FINITE VERBS does a SIMPLE SENTENCE have?
One
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How many MAIN CLAUSES does a COMPOUND SENTENCE contain?
Two or more
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Define a COMPOUND SENTENCE
Two or more simple sentences joined by a co-ordinating conjunction or by a semi-colon. They can never be joined by a comma alone.
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How many MAIN CLAUSES does a COMPLEX SENTENCE contain?
One (and one or more subordinate clauses)
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Is the following sentence SIMPLE, COMPOUND or COMPLEX? Bill laughed.
Simple
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Is the following sentence SIMPLE, COMPOUND or COMPLEX? I put more wood on the fire, and we settled down for a cosy night.
Compound
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Is the following sentence SIMPLE, COMPOUND or COMPLEX? While I was chopping the wood you were snoring in bed.
Complex
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Is the following sentence SIMPLE, COMPOUND or COMPLEX? The horse remained in the stable.
Simple
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Is the following sentence SIMPLE, COMPOUND or COMPLEX? Bill didn't own a car so he seldom went for a drive.
Compound
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Is the following sentence SIMPLE, COMPOUND or COMPLEX? I placed the poker, which by then was red-hot, on the hearth.
Complex
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Is the following sentence SIMPLE, COMPOUND or COMPLEX? After nine o'clock a very tired Mary and Harry walked slowly back from the beach.
Simple
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Is the following sentence SIMPLE, COMPOUND or COMPLEX? You should be proud of your son; he came top of the class.
Compound
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Is the following sentence SIMPLE, COMPOUND or COMPLEX? When the clock struck he entered the room.
Complex
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What is the MAIN CLAUSE in this COMPLEX SENTENCE? While I was chopping the wood you were snoring in bed.
you were snoring in bed
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What is the MAIN CLAUSE in this COMPLEX SENTENCE? I placed the poker, which by then was red-hot, on the hearth.
I placed the poker on the hearth
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What is the MAIN CLAUSE in this COMPLEX SENTENCE? When the clock struck he entered the room.
he entered the room
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What is a COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE?
A combination of compound and complex sentences. It has two main clauses and at least one subordinate clause

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