Delivering a presentation of a non-chronological report about nocturnal animals | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

What is a compound sentence?

• a sentence with lots of adjectives

• two simple sentences joined together

• a simple sentence

Answer explanation

Compound sentences are helpful to use to vary your sentence types.

What do compound sentences use to join ideas together?

• joining words

• capital letters

• commas

Answer explanation

Two simple sentences can be joined with a joining word.

'And' is a joining word. Which of these are also joining words?

• but

• or

• the

Answer explanation

The three joining words you will use to make compound sentences are 'and', 'but' and 'or'.

'And' is the joining word for ...

• building on ideas.

• positive and negative sentences.

• for an option.

Answer explanation

Building on ideas and adding more information about the same topic will be the time to use 'and'.

Match the joining word to its purpose.

• but

• for an option or effect

• or

• building on ideas

• and

• for a positive and a negative

Answer explanation

Each joining word is used for a reason and knowing the rules for each is important.

When we write, we always try to ...

• vary our sentence types.

• write very fast.

• write in just capital letters.

Answer explanation

Varying your sentence types is important and including compound sentences is a great way to do this.