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Grammar skills lesson targeted at KS3/KS4
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A complex sentence is:
A sentence that needs a colon
A sentence that needs an adverb
A sentence that needs a semicolon
A sentence containing a subordinate clause/s
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'Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave' is a:
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
3
'After the tornado hit the town, there was little left standing' is a:
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Simple sentence
4
'Wherever you go, you can always find beauty' is a:
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Simple sentence
5
'Paul likes to cook but Jenny hates the kitchen' is an example of:
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Subordinate clause
Simple sentence
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'Let's go back to the restaurant where we had our first date' is a:
Complex sentence
Compound sentence
Simple sentence
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The semicolon is used when?
At the beginning of a quote
To add extra information to a long sentence
Never
When someone is real
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Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
The gates are closed: they're normally open at this time.
The gates are closed; they're normally open at this time.
The gates will be closed; they're normally open at this time
The gates were closed; they're normally open at this time
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The colon [:] is used how in a sentence?
To add extra information
To highlight a keyword or phrase
To introduce a quote of example
Same as a comma
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Brackets () are used only when what?
For a quotations
The writer wants to add a personal comment
For the names of characters
Extra information not as important as the sentence
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A compound sentence is:
A sentence that needs a comma
A sentence joined with 'FANBOYS'
A subordinate clause
A sentence with more than one subject
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The apostrophe ['] is used in two ways, which are these?
Only for names
Every time an s is at the end of a word
To show ownership of something
To show two words joined with a letter missing
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'Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone' is an example of:
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Simple sentence
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'Paul likes to cook' is an example of a:
Subordinate clause
complex sentence
simple sentence
compound sentence
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A simple sentence is when:
A sentence with one clause and one subject
A sentence that needs a comma
A sentence with an adverb and adjective
A sentence joined with an 'and'
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This punctuation mark [!] is used to show which emotions...
Hate
Anger
Shock
Love
