Lesson video

Hi everyone.

My name's Mrs. Riley and I'm here today to do some learning with you.

In today's lesson, we're focusing on grammar and we're going to be learning about the different types of simple sentences.

And today, we're going to learn a new and exciting type of simple sentence that we've not learned before.

So I hope you're ready for some fun learning.

Let's get started.

The outcome of today's lesson is to recognise an exclamation.

Here are our keywords for our learning today.

I'm going to say each one, so you need to have your listening ears ready and then you are going to repeat it back to me.

So you've got to have your loud voices ready.

My turn, your turn.

Are you ready? Here we go.

Exclamation, emotion, surprise, exclamation mark.

Well done.

I can tell you are all joining in really nicely.

Now don't worry if you are not sure about what any of those words mean, because we are going to talk about them lots and lots in our lesson today.

So in today's lesson we're focusing on exclamations.

So let's find out more about what these are.

There are four different types of simple sentence.

So far we've learned about three different types.

We learned that statements are a simple sentences that express a fact that you can check, you can look it up to see if it's true or not, or an opinion, something that we might think that might be different.

It's our own opinion.

Our opinions might all be different.

That's a statement, a fact or opinion.

Here's an example.

"The road was busy." That's a fact, it's something that I could look at and see with my eyes to see if it was true or not.

A question, question is a simple sentence that asks someone for an answer.

For example, "Where is the library?" Somebody could answer that question by saying, it is down the road on the right.

A question always has an answer that it is, that's what you are asking for an answer.

A command is a simple sentence that tells someone to do something and starts with an imperative verb.

Imperative verbs are a little bit bossy, they tell us to do something.

Here's an example of a command.

"Pass the book." Pass is the imperative verb.

It's the bossy verb that's telling me what to do.

So these are the three simple sentences we've already learned.

Statements, questions and commands.

And today we're learning a fourth type, which are exclamations.

An exclamation expresses strong emotion or surprise.

Here are some examples.

"What a mess there is!" "How brave you are!" An emotion is a feeling that we have.

So if we have a strong feeling, it might be feeling scared, feeling excited, feeling surprised or happy.

So let's think about the strong emotions that are happening here.

So imagine that you have had a wet play and you've been inside 'cause it's raining outside and you've got every single toy out in the classroom and your teacher has just quickly nipped out to get something and they've come back into the classroom and they are so surprised at how much mess there is and they say, "What a mess there is!" That is strong emotion and that is why the teacher has used an exclamation.

Let's look at the other example, "How brave you are!" Let's imagine a scenario.

Perhaps you were really nervous to jump off a diving board in a swimming lesson and you were really didn't want to do it and you kept being, you were really hesitant and saying, "Oh, I don't think I can.

I don't think I can." And then eventually you overcame your fears and you did it.

Somebody might say to you, "How brave you are!" They have a strong emotion, because they feel really proud of something really brave that you have done.

Because it has strong emotion, they have used an exclamation sentence.

An exclamation mark, sorry, an exclamation you might have noticed ends in an exclamation mark.

Can you show me with your finger, could you maybe point at the two exclamation marks you can see at the end of these sentences? Can I see you pointing? Well done.

There is an exclamation at the end of "What a mess there is!" And, "How brave you are!" An exclamation mark is a line and a dot.

Let's do one together, fingers ready, a line and a dot.

That is an exclamation mark.

And we've already seen exclamation marks could be used at the end of a command if there's strong emotion.

So we're seeing another way we can use an exclamation mark.

Here's a chance to check what we've just learnt.

And exclamation expresses a, surprise, b, calm emotion, c, strong emotion, d, a fact or opinion.

What does an exclamation express? Pause the video now.

Well done.

The correct answers are an exclamation expresses surprise and strong emotion.

Well done if you spotted those two answers.

An exclamation also contains a verb.

A verb is a being or a doing word.

A verb is a.

Well done, it's a being or a doing word.

"What a mess there is!" I wonder if you could spot the verb in this sentence.

"What a mess there is!" Hmm, have a think about it.

"What a mess there is!" It's tricky, isn't it, this one? Well done if you spotted that is is the verb.

Is is one of those special being verbs.

In this sentence, "How brave you are!", are is the being verb.

Is and are are being verbs.

The verb is often a being verb in an exclamation sentence.

So we're going to be looking for those two key words is and are a lot in today's lesson.

Here's a chance to check what we've just learnt.

Identify, that means spot the being verbs, a, pass, b, is c, look, and d, are.

Remember, these are all verbs, but I want you to spot or identify the being verbs.

Pause the video now.

Well done for giving that a go.

The being verbs are is and are.

See I told you those two words were going to come up a lot in today's lesson.

So an exclamation starts with what or how.

So let's just recap what we've learned.

An exclamation expresses strong emotion or surprise, it ends in an exclamation mark.

It often has a being verb or a verb, and now we know it starts with what or how.

So all of these different things are features that we're learning of an exclamation.

"What a mess there is!" "How brave you are!" We can see that both these sentences start, one starts with what, and one starts with how.

True or false, an exclamation starts with why or which.

Pause the video now.

Well done, this is false.

An exclamation mark, an exclamation sentence starts with what or how, it doesn't start with why or which.

Well done if you spotted that trick.

Okay, it's time for us to do a little activity.

I'm going to do the first one and model it to you and then you are going to do the second one.

So in this first activity we are looking at this beautiful picture of this parrot.

Look at the lovely colours of the feathers.

And I'm going to say, I'm gonna say, I'm not going to write, I'm going to say an exclamation about this picture.

Ooh, so remember it could start with what or how.

It has an exclamation mark at the end.

Hmm, let me have a think about this.

Now I couldn't just say something like, "What a beautiful bird," or, "How beautiful," because that wouldn't have a verb in it.

But I could say something like, "What a beautiful bird that is," or, "How beautiful it is." Remember, is and are are those two really important words? Here are some other examples of an exclamation I could say about this parrot.

"What stunning feathers those are!" "How noisy that parrot is!" Can you see those two key words are and is? So if we are checking, it includes a verb, yes, I can see it's got are and is.

It starts with what and how and both of them end in an exclamation mark.

Now it's your turn, are you ready? Here is your beautiful picture.

Have a quick moment to look at what's happening here.

What can you see? I can see some mountains, I can see a lovely lake, I can see some flowers, I can see some trees, a blue sky.

There are lots of things that you could say an exclamation sentence about this picture.

So remember, here's your scaffold.

It could start with what or how, but remember it has to include a verb.

So is or are will be your best friend in this activity.

If you are not sure if it's got a verb in, just make sure it's got is or are and then you'll know it's got a verb in.

So could you pause the video now while you say a sentence about this picture starting with what or how? Off you go.

Okay, well done.

Here's an example of what you could have said.

"What beautiful flowers they are!" "How blue the water is!" Can you see those two words again, are and is my two being verbs? Well done.

Okay, it's now time for you to do your first task for today.

In your task, you're going to now not say an exclamation, you're going to write an exclamation about this picture of this magnificent lion.

Isn't he beautiful? Remember, your sentence is going to start with what or how, because that's what exclamations start with.

Check your sentence expresses strong emotion or surprise.

Check it starts with what or how and make sure it contains a verb.

Also, make sure it ends in an exclamation mark.

So I'm going to leave those up there so you can almost have a go at writing your sentence and then you can check all of those things to see if it's got all the right features you need to make an exclamation.

Could you pause the video now while you have a go at writing your exclamation about this lion? Well done.

It's really ambitious using exclamation sentences so you have done so well to write your own.

Let's look at some examples that you might have written.

You might have written something like "What a majestic beast he seems!" Or, "How glorious his mane looks!" "What big paws those are!" "How powerfully lions sit!" Now I'm just going to go through each one and check that they have all of my features.

I already can see that they already, that they express strong emotion.

Let me check that they all start with a right with what or how, have a verb and end in an exclamation mark.

So the first one, "What a majestic beast he seems!" It starts with what, seems is the verb and there's an exclamation mark at the end.

In the second example, it starts with how, looks is the verb and it also ends in an exclamation mark.

In the third example, it starts with what, are is the verb and it's got an exclamation mark.

And finally, "How powerfully lions sit!" It starts with how, sit is the verb and it has an exclamation mark.

So well done if you manage to include those features.

It's time for our second learning cycle.

We are now not just going to focus on exclamations, but we're going to try to identify which again means spot the four types of simple sentences.

So we've learned four different types of simple sentences and now we're going to look at them all together and see if we can identify each one.

So statements, questions, commands, and our new one, exclamations are all types of simple sentences.

Any simple sentence is about one idea and makes complete sense.

Different simple sentences are useful to make our writing interesting and purposeful.

So if we were writing a story, for example, we could make our writing really interesting by using these four different types of sentence.

They can't always be used, but in using them we are creating a lot of variety and we're making our writing sound really interesting.

So let's just recap what these four sentences are.

A statement expresses a fact or opinion.

For example, "Dinner is fish and chips," that's a fact.

"I like fish and chips," that's my opinion.

A question asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark.

For example, "What time is dinner?" Or, "Can you pass me the ketchup?" Here's a chance to check your understanding.

Which of these sentences are questions? a, "Is this your pen?" b, "Alex skipped outside." c, "Can I play outside?" d, "The class is calm." Pause the video while you try to identify which sentences are questions.

Pause the video now.

well done.

Now we know that questions end in question marks, so that could help us to see that a and c are both questions, they both end in question marks.

They are also both asking the reader for an answer.

"Is this your pen?" I could say, "No, it's not," or, "Yes, it is." "Can I play outside?" The answer might be, "Yes, you can." You may have also noticed in the way that I said the sentences.

When we say a question, we quite often go up at the end.

For example, "Is this your pen?" Or, "Can I play outside?" We have a different intonation when we say a question or we just say a statement.

So that might help you to identify a question.

I'll give you another example.

"I am cold." "Are you cold?" Did you hear that? Did you hear the way I said those two sentences differently? Let me say them again.

"I am cold." That's a statement.

Now here's my question.

"Are you cold?" Can you hear how I went up a little bit at the end for my question? Maybe you can spot that later on in the lesson as well.

So you've got to make sure you are listening really carefully.

Okay, let's think about a command now.

A command tells someone to do something.

"Eat your dinner." "Look at the snow!" An exclamation expresses strong emotion or surprise, "How tasty this dinner is!" "What a lot of snow fell! So we can see how similar those sentences are.

The first one, the first command was, "Eat your dinner!" And the exclamation about dinner was "How tasty this dinner is!" The command about the snow was, "Look at the snow!" the exclamation about the snow was, "Ah, what a lot of snow fell!" We can see that a command and an exclamation can be quite similar, because they can both end in an exclamation mark and they can also both express strong emotion.

So we've got to be really careful when we're trying to identify which is a command and which is an exclamation.

A command can end in a full stop or an exclamation mark.

An exclamation mark is used to express strong emotion.

If the command does not express strong emotion, it can end in a full stop.

For example, "Eat your dinner." That hasn't got strong emotion.

So it ends in a full stop.

It's calm emotion, but, "Look at the snow!" That shows real excitement, a strong emotion.

An exclamation though always ends in an exclamation mark, because it always expresses strong emotion.

You cannot have an exclamation sentence that ends with a full stop.

So I could never say something like, "What a lot of snow has fallen." Full stop.

Unless it has an exclamation mark, it isn't an exclamation.

So commands can have a full stop or an exclamation mark, but an exclamation has to have an exclamation mark.

An exclamation has to have an exclamation mark, well done.

"How tasty this dinner is!" "What a lot of snow is falling!" True or false? All commands end in a full stop.

True or false? Pause the video now.

Well done, the correct answer is false.

All commands don't end in full stops.

Sometimes they end in full stops when they're calm, emotion, but sometimes they end in an exclamation mark when it's expressing strong emotion.

Commands start with imperative verbs.

Let's just say that it's quite tricky.

Imperative, your turn.

Well done.

Imperative verbs tell someone what to do.

"Eat your dinner." "Look at the snow!" Eat is the imperative verb, look is the imperative verb.

Sometimes imperative verbs sound quite bossy.

Exclamations, start with what or how.

"How tasty this dinner is!" "What a lot of snow is falling!" So if we see a sentence that ends in an exclamation mark and it expresses strong emotion, but we're a little bit unsure if it is a command or if it is an exclamation, a really good tip is to look at the first word.

Is it what or how? If it is, it's an exclamation.

If it is a verb, then it will be, if it's an imperative verb, which is a bossy doing verb, then it will be a command.

So if we're unsure, look at the first word in the sentence to help you.

Here's a check for your understanding.

Which words do exclamations always start with? a, how, b, where, c, when, or d, what.

Pause the video now.

Well done.

The correct answers are how and what, a and d are correct.

How and what are how all exclamations start.

Read the sentences below and see if you can recognise which sentences are commands and which are exclamations.

And remember that tip of looking at the first word to help you.

"How wonderful this food smells!" "Go to sleep." "What a hot day it is!" "Look at the colourful rainbow!" Remember, commands tell someone to do something and remember to look at those first words in the sentence to help you if you are unsure.

Can you pause the video and have some thinking time? Which of these sentences are commands and which are exclamations? Pause the video now.

Well done.

Let's go through the answers.

"How wonderful this food smells!" That is an exclamation, so I'm going to write an E.

An exclamation expresses strong emotion, it starts with what or how, I can see this starts with how and it ends in an exclamation mark and the verb in it is smells.

That's the doing word, that's the thing that the food is doing, it smells.

"Go to sleep." Go is an imperative verb, this is a command.

"What a hot day it is!" This is an exclamation, it starts with what, it has is as the verb and it ends in an exclamation mark.

"Look at the colourful rainbow!" Now, you might be a bit unsure if this is a command or an exclamation, because it does have an exclamation mark at the end.

But look is an imperative verb, and we know that exclamations only start with what or how, so this is a command.

It has an exclamation mark, but because it expresses a strong emotion, I think probably excitement.

"Look at the colourful rainbow!" It is time for your final task for today.

I would like you to decide if each sentence is a statement, if it is, write an S, a question, if it is, write a Q, a command, if it is write a C, or an exclamation on new type of simple sentence, in which case write an E.

Here are the sentences.

"What an interesting book this is!" "The book is on the table." "Look at this funny picture!" "This is a great story." "How scary that character is!" "Give me the book." "Who is your favourite character?" So can you now read each sentence again and decide if it's a statement, question, command or exclamation, and then write the letter next to it when you've decided.

For example, the first one, "What an interesting book this is!" I can see it starts with what it ends in an exclamation mark.

So I think that's an exclamation.

So I would write an E next to it.

Can you pause the video now while you complete the rest of this task? Off you go.

Well done, let's go through the answers.

So the first one we already looked at, it is an exclamation.

The second one, "The book is on the table." Hmm, "The book is on the table." Well, it starts with the, that's not an imperative verb.

So it's not a command.

It doesn't start with what or how, so it's not an exclamation.

So it's either a question or a statement.

If it was a question, it would look for an answer.

"The book is on the table." I can't answer that, and it has no question marks.

So this must be a statement.

This is a fact.

It's something that I could look to check if it was true or not true.

"Look at this funny picture!" Hmm, look is an imperative verb.

It's telling me to do something.

It's got an exclamation mark, because there's strong emotion.

Probably because someone's finding it very funny.

So this is a command.

So I've written a C.

"This is a great story." Hmm, again, it starts with this.

That's not what or how, which is for an exclamation.

It's not an imperative verb.

So it's either a command or a question.

Sorry, it's either a statement or a question, but there's no question mark.

So this is a statement.

"This is a great story." This time though it's an opinion.

I might think this is a great story, but you might disagree.

You might not have liked it.

"How scary that character is!" This is an exclamation or new type of simple sentence.

It starts with how, it has their verb is, and it ends in an exclamation and it shows strong emotion.

I'm obviously feeling very scared at how scary that character is.

"Give me the book." Give is an imperative verb, this is a command.

"Who is your favourite character?" This has got a question mark at the end.

It is a question.

It's asking the reader for an answer.

Well done, if you've got any of those right, you should feel really proud of yourselves.

So let's summarise what we've learned today.

We've learn that there are four types of simple sentences, statements, questions, commands, and our new one, exclamations.

And exclamation expresses strong emotion or surprise.

An exclamation contains a verb.

Quite often it's is or are.

An exclamation ends with an exclamation mark.

An exclamation starts with what or how.

I wonder if when you read this week, you might be able to spot any exclamations in your reading.

Or perhaps when you are writing, you could try and include an exclamation sentence.

I bet if you did, your teacher or your friends would be really impressed.

So well done for your hard work.

I'll see you again soon.

Bye.