Year 8
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will introduce the concept of fused sentences. We will then apply that knowledge in a piece of creative writing.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which sentence is correct?
Where Is that?
Where Is That?
Where that?
Q2.
Which word requires a capital letter?
school
sister
walked
Q3.
Which of these words is plural?
cow
dog
horse
Q4.
What is the subject of this sentence? Michael went to the supermarket yesterday.
supermarket
went
yesterday
Q5.
What is the verb in this sentence? The boy bought a new shirt.
new
shirt
The boy
Q6.
Which sentence uses was/were correctly?
Bill Sikes were a villain,
Oliver were hungry.
Victorian orphans was often hungry.
7 Questions
Q1.
Which of these is a fused sentence?
I walked to school. He took the bus.
I walked to school. She took the bus.
I walked to school. They took the bus.
Q2.
What must a complete sentence have in it?
a subject
a verb
an adjective
Q3.
Which of these words must have a capital letter?
ball
fish
scooter
Q4.
What is the verb in this sentence? Her mum brought a cake.
a cake
Her mum
mum
Q5.
What is the subject of this sentence? The shop opened at 8am.
8am
opened
shop
Q6.
Which of these verbs is in the past tense?
eating
flying
walking
Q7.
When must you use a capital letter?
for the last word in every sentence
only at the start of a sentence
whenever you feel like it