Compound Sentences

1. The Frog was happy by the river but the Scorpion was weeping sadly.

The Frog was happy by the river. The Scorpion was weeping sadly.

The Frog was happy by the river but the Scorpion was weeping sadly.

2. The Scorpion promised not to use his sting and the Frog believed him.

The Scorpion promised not to use his sting. The Frog believed him.

The Scorpion promised not to use his sting and the Frog believed him.Unit 5 Day 1

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3. Tortoise was going very slowly so Hare stopped for a rest.

Tortoise was going very slowly. Hare stopped for a rest.

Tortoise was going very slowly so Hare stopped for a rest.

but and so

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Nutty Nursery Rhyme Lines

The pig built a house of straw.

The black sheep had some wool.

The kittens had lost their mittens.

The mouse ran up the clock.

The pig went to market.

The other pig built a house of bricks.

The little dog laughed.

The tiger came to tea.

Three little mice sat down to spin.

The spider trapped the fly.

Incy-Wincy spider climbed up the waterspout.

The lion was in the meadow.

The wolf blew the house down.

The hungry caterpillar ate all the food.

The cat fell down the well.

The wolf ate Granny.

The goat trotted over the bridge.

Pussycat went up to London to visit the Queen.

The blind mice ran. Unit 5 Day 1

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Fanboys

and, but & so are not the only coordinating conjunctions.

Can you use all the conjunctions listed here?

f for

a and

n nor

b but

o or

y yet

s so

The conjunctions’ first letters spell out the word, FANBOYS!Unit 5 Day 1

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One evening Tortoise was crawling along the path when he met Baboon.‘Hello, my friend,’ said Baboon cheerfully. ‘You look hungry. Come to my place for supper.’Tortoise was very grateful. It was a steep, bumpy path, but the thought of a good supper kept him going.

‘Bless my tail!’ laughed Baboon, when Tortoise arrived. ‘What a time you’ve taken. It’s almost tomorrow! But supper’s ready. All you have to do is climb up and get it.’Tortoise looked up. There were three pots wedged in the branches of a tree, high above his head. He knew he could never reach them and so did Baboon. Poor Tortoise had been tricked and went home hungry.A few days later Baboon received an invitation for supper at Tortoise’s. He laughed at how quickly good-natured Tortoise had forgiven him, and set off down the path. It was the dry season when many bush-fires occur and to get to Tortoise’s place Baboon had to cross a field of blackened grass. When he arrived Tortoise was stirring a pot of very savoury smelling food. ‘Pleased to see you my friend,’ he said to Baboon. ‘But dear me, didn’t your mother ever teach you to wash your hands before meals?’Baboon looked at his paws. They were completely black.‘Run along to the river and give them a rinse,’ said Tortoise. ‘Then you may eat.’Baboon scampered away and washed his paws in the river. But he had to come back across the burnt grass and he arrived just as dirty as before. ‘Bless my tail,’ said Tortoise with his mouth full, ‘that will never do! Go back. Do it properly! And get a move on – I’ve started eating.’Poor Baboon went back to the river time and again, but because his paws were always black, Tortoise refused him any food. When Tortoise swallowed the last mouthful Baboon realised he had been tricked and left.‘That will teach you a lesson,’ smiled Tortoise, who withdrew into his shell for a good night’s sleep.

Retold by Sean Taylor,Essential Fiction Anthology, ed. Brian Moses,

Heinemann, 1998

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Tortoise and Baboon Sentences

1. Tortoise was very tired but the thought of a good supper kept him going.

Tortoise was very tired. The thought of a good supper kept him going.

Tortoise was very tired but the thought of a good supper kept him going.

2. The Tortoise could not reach the pots of food because they were too high.

The Tortoise could not reach the pots of food because they were too high.

The Tortoise could not reach the pots of food because they were too high.Unit 5 Day 2

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because if although since

that when aswhile

3. Tortoise went home since he could not reach his supper.

4. Baboon accepted Tortoise’s invitation although he was a bit surprised.

5. As Baboon’s hands were dirty, Tortoise made him wash them.

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Fable Sentences 1

In these sentences, use one highlighter to indicate the main part of the sentence. Use a second highlighter to show the conjunction being used in the sentence.

The Frog heard crying that upset and bothered him.

Scorpion was miserable because he couldn’t swim.

The Frog was happy to give Scorpion a ride, if Scorpion promised to be good.

Hare was certain he would win the race because he was faster than Tortoise.

While Hare snoozed, Tortoise plodded slowly on.

Hare was ashamed although he tried not to let it show.

Baboon was getting ready to eat when Tortoise came slowly up the path.

Baboon tucked into the food while Tortoise looked on sadly.

Because he thought Tortoise had forgiven him, Baboon accepted the invitation to supper.

Copy the first sentence below onto lined paper. Choose a conjunction from the set and use it to continue the sentence in your own words. Do the same with the other sentences. Can you use a different conjunction each time?

Scorpion was desperate to get across the river

The Frog was very good at swimming

The other animals cheered Hare and Tortoise off

The Hare lay down in the shade

Baboon laughed to himself

Tortoise was very happy

On lined paper, have a go at writing your own complex sentences about animals from fables and other stories and rhymes. Try to use a different conjunction for each sentence.

Unit 5 Day 2

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Fable Sentences 2

In these sentences, use one highlighter to indicate the main part of the sentence. Use a second highlighter to show the conjunction being used in the sentence.

because if although since that when as while

Scorpion was miserable since he couldn’t swim.

Hare was certain he would win the race because he was faster than Tortoise.

Hare snoozed while Tortoise plodded slowly on.

Hare was ashamed although he tried not to let it show.

Baboon was getting ready to eat when Tortoise came slowly up the path.

Baboon tucked into the food happily although Tortoise could not join in.

Baboon thought Tortoise had forgiven him as he had invited him over to eat.

Continue each of these sentences in your own words.

Scorpion was desperate to get across the river as _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Frog was very good at swimming because ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The other animals cheered Hare and Tortoise off since _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Hare lay down in the shade although ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Baboon laughed to himself while ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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since

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while

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althoughComplex Sentences

Tortoise wouldn’t let Baboon eat his food _______ his hands were still dirty.

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Scorpion scuttled around looking at the other side of the river ______ Frog continued to sit happily on his rock.

__________ he was the fastest animal, Hare never imagined for a moment that he would lose.

Compound sentences are great to make up _____________ not as much fun as complex ones!

Unit 5 Day 2 Plenary

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