Using Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Curriculum details

Strand

Using Writing Conventions/ Grammar Usage (Strand 5)

Sub-strand

Using Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences (5.9)

Content standard

B4.5.9.1 - Apply knowledge of grammatical rules to form words, phrases and sentences

Indicator

B4.5.9.1.2 - Construct simple sentences correctly

Suggested placement

Term 3, Week 12 (Week 36 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 67

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Learners construct simple sentences.
- Write some of the sentences on the board to guide the discussions on subjects and verbs.
- Show a large poster of people doing various activities.
- Assign learners to build a paragraph on the picture paying attention to subject and predicate. They use a line to divide each sentence into the subject and predicate.
- The groups edit and publish the work. Each member keeps a copy.