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JOINING SENTENCES Week 1

WHO THAT WHICH WHOSE WHOM

You might already have seen this example:

Ben won the race and he was given a medal.

To remove boring old “and”, this was suggested:

Ben, who won the race, was given a medal.

This sentence replaces “and” by using the word “who.” There are

other words like this which can be used to join sentences together in a

varied and interesting way, helping your writing skills and your marks.

(They are called relative pronouns though knowing that isn’t as

important as using them.) Here they are again:

WHO THAT WHICH WHOSE WHOM

LOOK AT THESE SENTENCES

A.

I have looked everywhere to find that book. I borrowed it from Mr.

Spicer three weeks ago.

becomes:

I have looked everywhere to find that book which (or “that”) I

borrowed from Mr. Spicer three weeks ago.

B.

When Eleanor was at the shops, she saw one of our neighbours. His

dog has recently died.

becomes:

When Eleanor was at the shops, she saw one of our neighbours

whose dog has recently died.

TASK Week 1

Join these sentences together by using one of the above five words.

Re-read the sentences above to serve as examples. You are given

some help with the early ones.

1) Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616. He is the

world’s greatest playwright.

Becomes: Shakespeare, who is the world’s…………………………………

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2) At the end of the party, I looked everywhere for Guy Hughes. I had

found his wallet under an armchair. (Clue: you’re going to need

“…………whose wallet…………”)……………………………………………………..

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3) When Alex was young, someone gave him a horse. The horse was

so vicious that he never rode it.

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4) On the train to London last week, I saw Nicola Dwyer. I had not

seen her since junior school. (Clue: quite a tough one! You’re

going to need “whom”)

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5) Next week David Beckham is making a guest appearance at a

London sports shop. He is my younger brother’s hero.

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6) My sister and her new husband are spending their honeymoon in

Paris. Many people think it is the most romantic city in the world.

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7) Will realised that the girl he had been chatting to was Amy Mullins.

He had known her brother, Chris, for years.

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8) My cousin has won first prize in her medical exams. She is

training to become a doctor.

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9) I can’t understand how Capelham has become such a run-down

and shabby place. It always used to be an attractive and tidy

town.

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10) Julia Jordan went to New York after the war to marry an American.

His death two years later left her thousands of miles from her

family.

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Week 2

Simple Sentences A simple sentence has only one clause in it.

A clause must have a subject, an object and a verb in it.

Look at this sentence and identify the subject, the object and the

verb.

A book fell on John’s foot.

Compound Sentences Here is a compound sentence:

A book fell on John’s foot and a book fell on Mary’s foot.

What makes this sentence different to the first one?

Complex sentences

Here is a complex sentence:

A book fell on John’s foot when he pushed past the table.

Look carefully at this sentence – how is it different to the first

two?

Week 2

Simple and compound sentences

Firstly, identify the subject, object and/or verb in each sentence below:

Remember – A compound sentence has two clauses which CAN stand alone and still

make sense

1. There are clouds in the sky.

2. Daphne walked to the shop.

3. Duncan changed his clothes.

4. The dog is happy.

5. Damien’s new t-shirt is blue.

6. Daniel ate a whole cake.

7. She said she would buy the flowers herself.

8. The weather is fresh this morning.

9. The golf ball hit Dudley.

10. The train rushed past Doreen.

11. Darren has a big spot on his chin.

12. A member of the audience hit Davina.

Now add another clause by using a connective to make these simple sentences

into compound ones.

Connectives

but consequently furthermore

therefore however accordingly

and nevertheless because

on the other hand whereas

nonetheless

Week 3

Zoom into the action

Look at this sentence:

The reader is taken closer and closer to the really important discovery of the

knife by the phrases that start the sentence.

Complete these sentences to zoom your reader into the action!

a. At the end of the garden, beyond the tree was ______________________________

b. In the car, sitting quietly as directed,

c. In the corner of the room,

d. Under the floorboards,

Look at words below and complete the table thinking of a metaphor and a simile

using these words

Words Metaphor Simile

Book

Car

Lightening

Snake

Cloud

Tiger

In the shadows, under the stairs, resting against the chair was a bloody knife.

Week 4

An Interrogative sentence asks a question, for example ‘Are you going on holiday

this summer?’

An Imperative sentence gives orders or commands, for example, ‘You are going on

holiday this summer.’

Write down an interrogative sentence and an imperative sentence that your

teacher might use about:

School Uniform

Interrogative

Imperative

Your written work

Interrogative

Imperative

Your behaviour in class

Interrogative

Imperative

Week 5

Look closely at the complex sentence below.

Re-write it using 4 or 5 simple sentences.

‘A few minutes having elapsed, during which Mr Squeers looked very profound, as if

he had a perfect apprehension of what was inside all the books, and could say every

word of their content by heart if he only chose to take the trouble, that gentleman

called up the first class’

Think of a list of questions you could ask either a parent or a grand parent about

their school experiences. Focus on:

Lessons

1.___________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

2.___________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Teachers

1.___________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

2.___________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Discipline

1.___________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

2.___________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Uniform

1. _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

Week 6

Look at the text types in the box and the list of writing below. Match the most likely

text type or types to each style.

Your address in the top right Factual

____________________________ ___________________________

Impersonal phrases Formal address

____________________________ ___________________________

The date Short sentences

____________________________ ___________________________

Snappy headline Clear statement of purpose

____________________________ ___________________________

Alliteration Sub-heading

____________________________ ___________________________

Short Paragraphs Modal verbs

____________________________ ___________________________

Bullet Points Emotive Language

____________________________ ___________________________

Sign-off of ‘Yours Faithfully, Yours Personal Pronouns

Sincerely’ or a more informal phrase ___________________________

If you know the person

____________________________ The address of the person you

Are writing to in the top left

Rhetorical Questions ___________________________

____________________________

Formal style

Entertain and inform ___________________________

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Quotations from experts

Informal Style ___________________________

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Rule of Three

Repetition ___________________________

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Varied length of sentences

Clear but lively ___________________________

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