Subordinate clauses
Use subordination (when, if, that, because) and co-ordination (or, and, but) to join clauses and create compound and complex sentences
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Use subordination (when, if, that, because) and co-ordination (or, and, but) to join clauses and create compound and complex sentences
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Join Jo smiled and Lee waved with and. Does Because the bell rang give a complete message alone here?
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Use subordination (when, if, that, because) and co-ordination (or, and, but) to join clauses and create compound and complex sentences
Use subordination (when, if, that, because) and co-ordination (or, and, but) to join clauses and create compound and complex sentences
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The Boys & the Frogs
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Check understanding
- Write 'I stayed inside because it was raining' using a subordinating conjunction
- Use 'but' and 'or' to join ideas: 'I wanted to play but it was raining'
- Use 'when' and 'if' clauses in writing: 'If it stops raining, we can go outside'
“When your child writes a story or a message, can they join two ideas with words like "because", "but", "when", or "if" — rather than writing every thought as a short separate sentence?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 6–12
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