Lesson video

Hi everybody, and welcome to our next lesson.

Today, we're going to be using more of a skills focus in our lesson, we are going to be looking in a lot more detail at sentence types.

Now this is going to be so helpful for us whenever we come to applying what we know to our writing.

So I'm so excited to see how well we're going to do today.

Let's get started.

Our learning objective for today is to explore simple and compound sentences.

This is lesson three out of our unit of 10 lessons.

So today's agenda what we will be learning today.

Firstly, we're going to identify some sentence types.

Then we're going to look in a lot more detail at main clauses, then we will look at coordinating conjunctions.

And finally we will identify some simple and compound sentences, using what we've learned in the lesson.

So for this lesson, you will need an exercise book or lined paper, a pen or pencil, and your very best learning brain.

Okay everybody, so for our writing warm up today, we are going to be learning about word clause.

Put these word clauses into the correct definitions.

So along the top, we've got noun, adverb, verb and adjective.

Now I want you to see whether you can fill in the blanks with the correct word clause.

A hmm is a P, P, T: a person, place or thing.

An hmm describes a word; it tells us what it's like.

A hmm is a doing or a being word; if you do it or you are it, then the word is a hmm.

An hmm describes a verb; it often ends in -ly.

Pause the video now while you have a go, at our writing warmup.

Okay, well done everybody hopefully we've all had a try, at putting those word clauses into the spaces in those sentences, now I am going to reveal our answers.

A noun is a P, P, T: a person, place or thing.

Your turn.

Amazing.

An adjective describes a word; it tells us what it's like.

Your turn.

Amazing, well done.

A verb is a doing or a being word; if you do it or you are it, then the word is a verb.

Your turn.

Super well done.

And finally an adverb describes a verb; it often ends in -ly, your turn.

So good, well done everybody.

Okay, you've just made such a great start to our lesson with our writing warmup.

Now we're going to learn a little bit more about clauses.

Do you know what a clause is? Have some thinking time.

Have you heard that word before? Pause the video, if you need a little bit more time.

A clause is a group of words containing a verb.

Remind me again, what is a verb? Say it aloud to me.

Really, really loud though, so I can hear you.

Fantastic, a verb is a doing or a being word; if you can do it or you are it, then the word is a verb.

So good, well done for remembering.

So we need to find the groups of words, which contain a verb, those are the clauses.

So quick little quiz now.

Which is the clause? Above the city, or carriages thundered along the cobbled streets, which one has a verb? Off you go, point to the one that you think is a clause.

Well done, if you got this one.

Carriages thundered along the cobbled streets, shout out the verb to me? Excellent, thundered, thundered is the doing word.

This is a clause, there's no verb in above the city.

Well done, which is the clause? Flames flickered in the gas lamps, or the swirling ominous smog, which one has a verb? That will be your clause.

Fantastic, you're right.

Flames flickered in the gas lamps.

Now, shout out really loud, which is the verb? Fantastic, flickered, you're right.

Flames flickered in the gas lamps, that is a clause, there is no verb in the swirling ominous smog.

So it's not a clause.

Which one is the clause? This is a little bit trickier.

London was hectic, or on the cobbled streets.

Now let's think back to our verb definition.

It's a doing or a being word; if you can do it or you are it, then the verb is, then the word is a verb.

Hmm, which one has a verb? It might be a being verb this time.

London was hectic, is the clause.

Now have a look, which one do you think might be the verb that London was hectic, which one's the verb? Fantastic, 'was', it's a being word, this is a being verb, not a doing verb here.

Okay, so now that we've established what a clause is, what is a clause again? Remind me quickly.

Excellent, it's a group of words containing a verb, a doing or a being word.

A simple sentence, it's just one main clause.

Do you know what a main clause is? Have some thinking time.

A simple sentence is one main clause, a main clause makes sense on its own.

A main clause makes sense on its own, okay.

And here we have our Mr. Main, he makes sense on his own.

London was hectic.

Flames flickered in the gas lamps.

Carriages, thundered along the cobbled streets.

Those were all clauses that we just looked at in our little quiz.

Now I've added a capital letter, and a full stop to make them into sentences, but they all make sense on their own.

Now, can you work out what a compound sentence is by looking at this sentence equation.

I've got Mr. Main plus Mr. Main equals compound sentence.

Hmm, so we can make a compound sentence by adding two main clauses together.

Two simple sentences joined together, make one compound sentence.

How should we join two main clauses or simple sentences together to make one compound sentence? Here's an example of two simple sentences.

Flames flickered in the gas lamps.

Full stop.

Carriages thunders along the cobbled streets.

Full stop.

I've got my equation along the bottom, a main clause plus a main clause equals a compound sentence.

But how can I join those two simple sentences together to make one compound sentence? Hmm, have some thinking time.

Here's where we need to use a coordinating conjunction, coordinating conjunction, your turn.

Excellent, coordinating conjunctions join two main clauses to form a compound sentence.

Now, when we talk about coordinating conjunctions, I like to use my little friend, the boa snake.

My turn, BOA.

Your turn.

Super, BOA stands for, 'but', 'or', 'and'.

Now, have a quick look, down the left hand side where I've got, 'but' 'or', 'and'.

Hmm, what do you notice about, 'but', and 'or', what do they both have, that 'and' does not have? Have a quick look.

Well done for spotting it, they've both got commas in front of them.

So we always use comma but, comma or, but we don't use a comma for 'and', we don't need one.

Well done, so now we've got our boa snake, he's going to help us join together the two main clauses to make a compound sentence.

Okay, everyone, so now we're going to use what we've just learned about BOA our coordinating conjunctions, and see which one we should use for these two simple sentences, which one works? So flames flickered in the gas lamps, carriages thundered along the cobbled streets.

This is two simple sentences and we are going to use one of these, coordinating conjunctions to join them, to make one compound sentence.

My turn, flames flickered in the gas lamps comma, but carriages thundered along the cobbled streets, full stop.

Hmm, have a think, does it sound correct or incorrect? Show me what you think in three, two, one.

Well done, it's not correct, it doesn't quite sound right.

This is not the correct coordinating conjunction to use to join these two simple sentences.

Let's move on to the next one.

Flames flickered in the gas lamps, comma, or carriages thundered along the cobbled streets.

Full stop.

Hmm, have some thinking time.

Is this the correct coordinating conjunction or incorrect? One, two, three show me, well done it's not correct either.

This one doesn't quite seem correct for these two simple sentences.

Let's try 'and' flames flickered in the gas lamps and carriages thundered along the cobbled streets.

Hmm, Have a think.

Correct or incorrect? One, two, three show me.

Fantastic, this one is correct.

Now have a think, can you explain why the coordinating conjunction 'and' worked for these two simple sentences? Whereas the other two didn't? Have some thinking time, and pause the video if you need some more time.

Well done, so we use 'and' when we are joining two similar ideas together.

So there were two things happening in our setting description, there were the flames flickering in the gas lamps and carriages were thundering along the cobbled streets.

So I would use the conjunction 'and' to bring these two ideas together.

So this is our correct conjunction to use.

So now we've gone through word clause, we've also learned about clauses.

We've particularly learned about main clauses, and we've learned about coordinating conjunctions or BOA.

'But', 'or', 'and'.

Now let's see if we can put into practise what we have learned, and see whether we can identify simple and compound sentences.

Okay everybody so, we've had such an amazing lesson so far, we've gone through word clauses in our warmup, we've learned about clauses, specifically main clauses, they contain a verb, we've also looked at coordinating conjunctions BOA, 'but', 'or', 'and' and now we're going to try putting it into practise to see whether we can identify which sentences are simple as in one main clause or compound as in 2 main clauses joined together with BOA, 'but', 'or', 'and'.

Moodily, clouds of smoke swirled in the grey, ominous sky.

You read it now that line.

Which is it? Is it simple or is it compound? Does it have a BOA is what I always ask myself? If the answer is no, then it's simple.

If the answer is yes, then it is compound.

Well done, there is no BOA, there's no coordinating conjunction there, 'but' 'or' or 'and' so it's a simple sentence.

Lots of people think that simple sentences need to be short sentences, but they don't.

They can have lots of extra detail and description in there, but if they do not have a conjunction, then they are simple sentences.

It was mid-July, but stormy skies glared down at the city of London, your turn.

Well done for reading it so beautifully.

Now, decide whether it's simple or compound.

Three to one, it's a compound sentence.

How did you know it was a compound sentence? Point to the word on the screen that shows you that this is a compound sentence.

Fantastic, comma but is our coordinating conjunction here.

My turn, rain lashed the cobbled streets and people scuttled to their houses, your turn.

Fantastic everyone, is it simple or compound? Have some thinking time.

I'm going to show it in three, two, one, it's a compound sentence.

Now, point to the word on the screen that shows you that this is a compound sentence.

Whereas the coordinating conjunction? Well done, the coordinating conjunction is 'and' this is a compound sentence.

With a small sigh, the tiny flame in the cracked gas lamp finally went out.

Thinking time.

Does it have a coordinating conjunction? Yes or no, use that to help you work out whether this is simple or compound.

Going to reveal in three, two, one, this is a simple sentence.

Tell me again, why is this a simple sentence? Oh, of course there is no coordinating conjunction in the sentence, that means that it cannot be a combined sentence, it must be simple.

Children hesitantly decided whether to stay outside to play, or take shelter and empty doorways.

Have some time to think, read it out loud to yourself.

Well done, great reading.

Is it simple or compound? Three, two, one, it is compound.

Point to the coordinating conjunction in that sentence, three, two, one, comma or well done.

Okay, everybody now we're onto our final task today.

I would like you to try filling in the blanks, what are the missing words for these definitions? A simple sentence consists of one.

Hmm, Hmm, it does not contain a hmm.

Got my Main man, my Mr. Main there to help you, have some thinking time, say out loud what you think the full sentence is, a simple sentence consists of one main clause.

It does not contain a conjunction, excellent if you got that.

Let's say it all together, one more time.

A simple sentence consists of one man clause, it does not contain a conjunction.

Excellent, let's try another one.

A compound sentence consists of two.

Hmm hmm joined by a hmm hmm, either hmm hmm or hmm full stop.

It's a bit more to think about here, so I've got this visual to help you.

Pause the video, if you need some more time to work out the missing words.

Okay everybody, hopefully we've all had a go at completing the definitions and filling in the blanks.

Let's see what those missing words are.

Of course, a compound sentence consists of two main clauses, joined by a coordinating conjunction.

Either comma, 'but' comma, 'or', and 'and'.

Fantastic, let's say at one more time.

A compound sentence consists of two main clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

Either comma 'but', comma 'or' and 'and'.

And here is our equation, which shows our compound sentence.

Well done everyone, what a fantastic lesson you've had again today, I am just so impressed with how hard you're all working with your learning and doing just such an amazing job.

I can't wait to see how well you're going to use and apply the knowledge we've gone through today to our next writing lesson, fantastic.

Always make sure you share your work on Twitter with Oak National, I would love to see it.

Well done everyone.