Periode 4 - week 5

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Periode 4 - week 6

Flexles: 

Focus on important parts in Chapter 5 (test preparation) 

Do you have a specific question about English for this flexlesson?

Simple, compound or complex

sentences

1. Explanation

2. Startup Exercise

Goals:

- You can form simple, compound and complex sentences

Simple, compound or complex

sentences

Simple sentences consist of one subject and one verb that shows tense (past or present). 

                 I work in a supermarket every day.

                 He loves his car.

You get a compound sentence when you join two simple sentences with the linking words: and, or, but or so.

                  He works at a supermarket and he works at a carwash.

                  They like dogs, but they are allergic to them.

                  Our school day ended at noon, so we went to the shopping centre.

Goals:

- You can form simple, compound and complex sentences

Simple, compound or complex

sentences

When you add a dependent clause to a simple sentence with linking words such as because, although, after, when, before, which, that, who, whose, you get a complex sentence

TIP! A dependent clause is a part of a sentence with a verb that does not express a complete thought.

He left his house at 8 because his shift starts at 9.

We need to go shopping before we go on holiday.

She liked to sing when she was younger.

Goals:

- You can form simple, compound and complex sentences

Make a compound and a complex sentence of these two sentences:

Dad is going to work early. I’ll take the bus to school.

Make a compound and a complex sentence of these two sentences:

Today is a holiday. I still have to go to school.

Make a compound and a complex sentence of these two sentences:

I make dinner. You wash the dishes.

Startup Exercise:

Write in 1 sentence what job you would like to have in the future and why that would suit you.

Getting better in...

Focus on Simple, compound & complex sentences

Do three of these exercises:

Finish exercises week 4 & 5:

Goals:

- You can form simple, compound & complex sentences

Compound & Complex Sentences: Startup

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exercise 2: click here

Compound & Complex Sentences: End level

exercise 1: click here

exercise 2: click here