Sentence skills mat

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
Sentence skills mat
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Sentence construction: Sentence types
Resource type
Student activity

An essential learning mat to help students to understand the grammar of sentences. The resource includes a student-friendly definition of the following: 

  • Simple sentences
  • Compound sentences
  • Complex sentences 
  • Tenses
  • Main and subordinate clauses 
  • Phrases and clauses 
  • First, second and third person voice 

An excellent visual aid for reference. 

All reviews

Have you used this resource?

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24/07/2021

5

18/02/2021

5

01/02/2021

I wanted to use it this for my new year 7 to explain different sentence types, but I became confused! Complex sentences are made up of at least two clauses (parts).

The main clause makes sense by itself.

The subordinate clause gives extra information and does not make sense if you read it without the main clause.

For example:
Screaming madly, (subordinate clause) he ran away from the house. (main clause)
How is 'Screaming madly' a subordinate clause and not a participle?

Hadia Saad

09/01/2021

5

24/07/2021

5

18/02/2021

5

01/02/2021

I wanted to use it this for my new year 7 to explain different sentence types, but I became confused! Complex sentences are made up of at least two clauses (parts).

The main clause makes sense by itself.

The subordinate clause gives extra information and does not make sense if you read it without the main clause.

For example:
Screaming madly, (subordinate clause) he ran away from the house. (main clause)
How is 'Screaming madly' a subordinate clause and not a participle?

Hadia Saad

09/01/2021

5

28/10/2020

As a quick complete and return exercise as these were the errors my students were making. Will use again. Thank you.

Patrick Curran

25/04/2018

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