Year 4 Literacy

GPS (Sentence Not Sentence) Chapter 4

Year 4 Literacy

If you want to revisit the GPS skills that we have already learned this year and the correct vocabulary and phrases that we need to use, please continue. If not, skip to page 14.

Word classes

Noun

A word that describe a person, place or object or thing.

Iron Man, Hogarth, skip

Adjective An adjectives describes the noun The impressive, colourful fireworks

Verb

Describes an action, doing word including the verb to be.

The Iron Man smiled.

Sentence not sentence vocabulary and key phrases for

compound sentences

Main clauses two main clauses

An example answer might look something like this: I know that it is a correctly structured compound sentence because it has a capital letter, subject, verb, co-ordinated conjunction, subject, verb and full stop.

First part of the sentence

second part of the sentence

Sentence not sentence compound sentence example

The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff and he looked out peacefully.

I know that this is a correctly structured compound sentence because it has a Capital letter, subject, verb, co-ordinated

conjunction, subject, verb and a full stop.

The Iron Man lay in parts and tried to work out how to get back together.

I know that this is not a correctly structured compound sentence because the subject is missing in the second part of the sentence.

We answer these questions in full sentences and we use the vocabulary correctly.

Sentence not sentence vocabulary and key phrases for complex

sentences

These words and phrases will help you to answer any questions on complex sentences!

Main clause

I know that it is a correctly structured complex sentence because I can change the order of the clauses and the sentence is still correct.

Comma to separate the subordinate clause and the main clause when the subordinate clause starts the sentence..

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Subordinate clause

Sentence not sentence complex sentence example

I know that this is an incorrectly structured complex sentence because it does not have a comma to separate the two clauses. When the subordinate clause is at the start of the sentence a comma is needed to separate the main and the subordinate clause.

The Iron Man used all of his might when he pieced himself

back together.

When the Iron man crashed on earth he felt bewildered and shocked.

I know that this is correctly structured complex sentence because it does not have a comma to separate the two clauses. When the main clause is at the start of the sentence a comma is not needed to separate the main and the subordinate clause.

Sentence not sentence vocabulary and key phrases for fronted

adverbials

A Fronted adverbial has a comma to mark the boundary

Tells the reader where, when and how something happens. Don’t forget that the whole sentence must be structured

correctly as well. How? Nervously, With hands trembling, Where (prepositional phrase)? Up above, Beyond the mountain tops, When? Suddenly, As the dawn was breaking,

Sentence not sentence with a fronted adverbial example

Wearily the Iron Man came to the top of the cliff and he

stared out at the sea.

I know that this is an incorrectly structured sentence because it does not have a comma to mark the boundary of the fronted adverbial. When a fronted adverbial is used, there should be a comma to mark where it ends.

In disbelief, the Iron Man watched as his parts lay scattered around him.

I know that this is a correctly structured complex sentence because the fronted adverbial is marked with a comma and a comma has not used to separate the clauses. If the main clause is not at the start of the sentence a comma is not needed.

Remember!

Click on the link to play our favourite song about speech!

Sentence not sentence vocabulary and key phrases for direct

speech Words that are spoken by a character are speech

Word that are spoken by a character are enclosed by

inverted commas or speech marks “ ” A new speaker must start a new line

Punctuation must come before the closing speech mark !”

A comma is used at the end of a statement when it is not the end of a sentence “I will see you tomorrow,” called Jim

A Reporting clause tells the reader who has spoken and only uses a capital letter if the name is at the start In year 3, reporting clauses come at the end of the speech. “Why don’t you try it and see?” asked Lalchand. “Why don’t you try it and see?” Lalchand asked.

Remember!

In Year 4, we have been taught that the reporting clause can go at either the beginning of

the piece of speech OR at the end.

He roared with ferocity, “Enough, enough, enough!”

“Enough, enough,

enough!” he roared with ferocity.

Sentence not sentence (Examples not from text)

Are you sure this is a good idea!” asked the Iron Man.

I know that this is incorrectly punctuated speech because it does not have opening inverted commas before the word what and this is where the character is speaking again. Also, there is an ! When it is a question so it needs a ?

I know that this is a correctly punctuated speech because it has opening and closing inverted commas to show when the character speaks and it has the correct punctuation before the closing speech marks.

The Iron Man asked, “Are you sure this is a good idea?”

There are 4 sessions this week!

Answers for each session will be placed on the website on Friday so keep your

eyes peeled!

Now get a pen or pencil and a piece of paper to write your answers down for

the first session.

Session 1

1. When the strange news came, everybody

was talking about it.

2. This star had always been a tiny star

and was of no importance at all.

3. Suddenly it began to get bigger.

Session 2

1. It wasn’t coming any nearer but it

wasn’t going away either.

2. What was going to happen? wondered

the astronomers.

3. The moon peered fearfully from low on

the skyline and all of the people of earth

stayed up.

Session 3

1. Luckily, the mountains and hills propped

its belly up clear of the valleys and the

Australians could still move about in the

pitch darkness.

2.For a whole day the space-bat-angel-

dragon lay resting.

3. It would never be full every new day it

would be as hungry as ever.

1. All of a sudden, the noise died down and

the smoke.

2. The dragon merely smiled and not a

scratch could be seen anywhere on its body.

3. “You have one week to prepare my first

meal,” said the dragon.

Session 4

1. “What will happen to us” they questioned.

2. The Iron Man chewed thoughtfully and he

shook his head.

3. As he stood up the Iron Man gave his

commands.

Session 5

Congratulations on completing the sentence not sentence activities for this week!

Remember to keep your papers and look out for the answers on Friday!

Well Done!