Topic: Assessments

These exercises can be incorporated into a variety of classroom sessions, such as revision or assessment practice.

Sentence types: Simple, compound or complex?

Simple, compound or complex? Look at each of the following examples, and click on the right sentence type. Remember that the current National Curriculum prefers single-clause and multi-clause instead of the simple / compound / complex distinction.

Identify the pronouns

Click on the words that you think are pronouns to select or deselect them.

Identify the prepositions

Find the prepositions in a range of examples

Click on the words that you think are prepositions to select or deselect them.

Identify the adverbs

Click on the words that you think are adverbs to select or deselect them.

Identify the verbs

Click on the words that you think are verbs to select or deselect them.

Identify the adjectives

Click on the words that you think are adjectives to select or deselect them.

Identify the nouns

Click on the words that you think are nouns. You can deselect them by clicking on them again.

Active or passive voice?

Are the following constructions active or passive?

Direct Object or Subject Complement?

Is the highlighted Complement a Direct Object or a Subject Complement?

Object Complement or Subject Complement?

Is the highlighted Complement a Subject Complement or Object Complement?

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