Year 4 · English
Extend Sentence Composition
Year 4 learners practise simple compound and complex sentences.
The activities include Identify Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences, Recognise Phrases and Clauses, Understand Conditional Sentences Using the Word 'If', and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, video, interactive, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Identify Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
- Recognise Phrases and Clauses
- Understand Conditional Sentences Using the Word 'If'
- Understand the Structure of a Conditional Sentence Using 'If'
Checked learning resources
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Oak: Simple, compound, adverbial and relative complex sentences
Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
Year 4 sentence-structure unit covering simple, compound and complex sentences, clauses and adverbial sentence work.
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Two types of clause, including subordinate clauses
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Year 4 Oak lesson explains main and subordinate clauses as the building blocks of simple, compound and complex sentences.
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Clause and sentence-type worksheet and quizzes
Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website
Free Year 4 worksheet and quizzes practise recognising clauses and sentence structures.
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If and When Conditional Sentences Worksheets
Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required
Structured teaching and practice pack defining conditional sentences with 'if', identifying their parts, comparing if and when, and building complete conditional sentences from visual cues.
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Simple, compound, adverbial and relative complex sentences
Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website
Year 4 English resource matched to simple compound and complex sentences.
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Grammar
BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website
Year 4 English resource matched to simple compound and complex sentences.
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Phrases vs Clauses | Independent Clauses | Dependent Clauses | English Grammar
YouTube — Nihir Shah · Video · Opens on the provider website
This video explains the similarities and differences between Phrases and Clauses. And then dig deep into types of clauses which ... · Nihir Shah · 6 minute video Caption evidence: clauses this is very commonly asked ques
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Second Conditional Sentences + Examples | English Grammar Lesson
YouTube — mmmEnglish · Video · Opens on the provider website
Let's study 2nd Conditional sentences! I'll explain how we use the Second Conditional & help you practice with examples and ... · mmmEnglish · 12 minute video Caption evidence: Conditional sentences all have an if clause