Understanding Sentence Types and Phrases: A Guide for Year 5 & 6 Students, Summaries of English Literature

Download Understanding Sentence Types and Phrases: A Guide for Year 5 & 6 Students and more Summaries English Literature in PDF only on Docsity! Summer Term Week 6 Day 2 Sentence types ENGLISH Year 5 & 6 Unit/Lesson focus: the aim of this unit of learning is to learn about different sentence types so that they can be used to make your writing more interesting. • To write ‘Tell: show 3;’ sentences Unit Learning Objective: L.O.: To use a variety of different sentence structures in my writing Here is the definition: ________ is a group of words that form part of a sentence. The term is: phrase Vocabulary focus: Phrase A phrase is a group of words that form part of a sentence. They do not make sense on their own. with her ice cream in her hand without a sound Examples A clause is a group of words that contain a subject and a verb and can act as a sentence on their own. A phrase is a group of words that form part of a sentence. Lucy fell backwards into the river with her ice cream in her hand. Without a sound, the children crept downstairs to the kitchen. Our old cat is sleeping on their favourite chair. I play football every day during the holiday. Identify the subject and verb in these sentences. Questions Remember A clause is a group of words that contain a subject and a verb and can act as a sentence on their own. A phrase is a group of words that form part of a sentence. Questions Is the underlined part of each sentence a phrase or a clause? Put a tick in each row. Sentence Phrase Clause We wandered aimlessly through the dark, cobbled streets. It was a dreary day, which made us all feel miserable. Samira noticed a house, which looked deserted. Feeling uncomfortable, we crept as far away from the house as we could. Back at the hotel, we breathed a sigh of relief. A ‘Tell: show 3;’ sentence = begins with a clause that tells something, a colon and then lists 3 things separated with semi-colons ‘Tell: show 3;’ sentences can be used to introduce • a fact in a non-fiction text • an opinion in an argument • a character or setting in a story It is a an example of ‘show not tell’ • The tell part is a statement (clause) which makes sense on its own. • The show part gives the reader more detail. When can I use ‘Tell: show 3;’ sentences in my writing? A ‘Tell: show 3;’ sentence = begins with a clause that tells something, a colon and then lists 3 things separated with semi-colons Mark was terrified: his pulse was racing; he was shaking uncontrollably; and his palms were sweating. Mountain holidays are the best types of holiday: the air is clear; the scenery is stunning; and you can walk for miles without seeing another person. Example Sentence A. Choose appropriate facts to complete these ‘Tell: show 3;’ sentences. 1. The puppy had been naughty: 2. I knew that today was going to be a good day: 3. Eliud Kipchoge is a remarkable athlete: B. Write three ‘Tell: show 3;’ sentences of your own. Remember: these could be sentences that you might write in an argument, a narrative or in an information text. C. Choose one of these pictures to write an informative text about. You need to begin with a ‘Tell: show 3;’ sentence and then move on to write further detail about that topic. Remember to punctuate your sentence correctly using colons and semi-colons. Twickenham Stadium VE Day Mont Blanc Task A ‘Tell: show 3;’ sentence = begins with a clause that tells something, a colon and then lists 3 things separated with semi-colons Answers A clause is a group of words that contain a subject and a verb and can act as a sentence on their own. A phrase is a group of words that form part of a sentence. Answers Is the underlined part of each sentence a phrase or a clause? Put a tick in each row. Sentence Phrase Clause We wandered aimlessly through the dark, cobbled streets.  It was a dreary day, which made us all feel miserable.  Samira noticed a house, which looked deserted.  Feeling uncomfortable, we crept as far away from the house as we could.  Back at the hotel, we breathed a sigh of relief. 