This lesson contains 12 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 40 min
Items in this lesson
Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex
Slide 1 - Slide
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Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson you should be able to understand the differences between simple, compound, and complex sentences and practice identifying and creating them.
Slide 2 - Slide
Introduce the learning objective and let the students know what they will achieve by the end of the lesson.
What do you think is a simple sentence? Wat denk je dat wordt bedoeld met een 'eenvoudige zin'?
Slide 3 - Mind map
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Simple Sentences
A simple sentence has one independent clause and expresses a complete thought.
One subject and one verb.
My grandmother has the flu.
Slide 4 - Slide
Explain what a simple sentence is and provide an example. Ask students to come up with their own simple sentence examples.
Compound Sentences
A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
One or more subjects, two or more verbs.
My grandmotherhas the flu and lies in bed.
Slide 5 - Slide
Explain what a compound sentence is and provide an example. Have students identify the coordinating conjunction in the example sentence.
Complex Sentences
A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Words like because, although, after, when, before, which, that, who, whose connect the sentences.
My grandmother lies in bed because she has the flu.
Slide 6 - Slide
Explain what a complex sentence is and provide an example. Have students identify the dependent clause in the example sentence.
What type of sentence is 'Although she was tired, she stayed up late to finish her homework'?
A
Complex
B
Compound
C
None of the above
D
Simple
Slide 7 - Quiz
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Create a compound sentence using 'and'.
Slide 8 - Open question
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Create a complex sentence using the dependent clause 'because he was hungry'.