🎯 Learning Intentions & Success Criteria

Learning Intention: I am learning to construct simple, compound, and complex sentences.

Success Criteria:

✓ I can identify the subject and predicate in a simple sentence

✓ I can join two simple sentences using coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or)

✓ I can create complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions (because, when, if)

📝 Part 1: Sentence Types

1. Which sentence is a simple sentence?

The dog barked loudly.

The dog barked, and the cat hissed.

When the dog barked, the cat ran away.

2. Which sentence is a compound sentence?

Sarah studied hard for her test.

Sarah studied hard, but she still felt nervous.

Because Sarah studied hard, she felt confident.

3. Which sentence is a complex sentence?

The rain stopped suddenly.

The rain stopped, and the sun came out.

When the rain stopped, we went outside.

4. Complete this compound sentence: "I wanted to go to the beach, _______ it was raining."

and

but

because

✏️ Part 2: Sentence Construction

5. Turn these two simple sentences into ONE compound sentence using "and", "but", or "or":

Simple sentences: "The students worked quietly. They finished their projects early."

6. Turn this into a complex sentence by adding "because", "when", or "if" at the beginning:

Simple sentence: "The library closes at 5pm, we need to hurry."

7. Write your own simple sentence about your favourite hobby:

8. Now expand your simple sentence from question 7 into a compound sentence:

9. Finally, create a complex sentence about school using one of these starters:

Choose one: "When I arrive at school..." OR "Because homework is important..." OR "If students work together..."

Simple Sentence Construction

Simple Sentence Construction

🎯 Learning Intentions & Success Criteria

📝 Part 1: Sentence Types

✏️ Part 2: Sentence Construction

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