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On 6th February 1952 Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne.

She was born in London as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, her father later became King George VI, when his brother King Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry Mrs Simpson (a divorced American) in 1936, from whichtime she was the heir presumptive. She was educated at home and she began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

She had only been married for four years and was visiting Kenya when her father died and her life changed completely when she had to take on all the responsibilities of being Queen of United Kingdom and head of the Commonwealth.

She is now 92 years old and still performing her duties.

Watch the trailer for the Award Winning English Series

“The Crown” which is well worth a watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWtnJjn6ng0

Grammar Point

There are three types of sentence simple, compound and complex. All three have an equally important role in writing. Simple sentences have just one main verb.

A compound sentence has more than one verb. The two, or more, clauses of the sentence still make sense on their own. Compound sentences often use coordinating conjunctions, such as ‘but’, ‘and’ and
‘so’:

Complex sentences use subordinate clauses. They need the main part of the sentence to make sense. They don’t make complete sense on their own. For example:

Simple – ‘George was feeling excited. It was dark in the forest.’
Compound – ‘George was feeling excited as it was dark in the forest.’

Complex – ‘George was feeling excited, despite the darkness of the forest.’

Idiom of the Month

End of my tether! This means to be at the very end of your patience. “I’m at the end of my tether with this horrible weather!!”