Monday 27 March 2017
Friday 17 March 2017
Sentences
I have been learning about sentences. When I write a story, I use simple sentences, compound sentences and complex sentences.
- A simple sentence tells 1 thing eg I am a girl. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a fullstop.
- A compound sentence tells 2 things. I am a girl and I am 9 years old. The 2 ideas are joined together to make a compound sentence by putting a joining word in the middle of the 2 ideas - and, but, then, so or because. A compound sentence also starts with a capital letter and ends with a fullstop.
- A simple sentence tells 1 thing eg I am a girl. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a fullstop.
- A compound sentence tells 2 things. I am a girl and I am 9 years old. The 2 ideas are joined together to make a compound sentence by putting a joining word in the middle of the 2 ideas - and, but, then, so or because. A compound sentence also starts with a capital letter and ends with a fullstop.
The Regatta
On Wednesday, we went to watch the waka races. Every year, lots of schools in Ngaruawahia send teams of students to the Waikato River by the Turangawaewae Marae, to compete in waka races.
The water sparkled like diamonds. We stood at the top of a steep bank and looked down over a carpet of purple-flowered green plants.
A speeding boat left a wake of water behind it as it sped to the red buoys - the starting point of the races. The water rippled out towards the tree-lined banks and softly touched the shores.
Friday 10 February 2017
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