Glossary: subordinating conjunction

In each of the following sentences a conjunction is highlighted. Is it a coordinating conjunction or a subordinating conjunction?

In this lesson, students explore the effects of using multi-clause sentences.

This terminology is now preferred in the National Curriculum, rather than simple sentence, compound sentence and complex sentence. 

This unit further explains simple sentences, compound sentences and complex sentences, which were introduced in the unit 'Clauses: main and subordinate'. Simple sentences contain one clause, while compound and complex sentences contain more than one clause.

National Curriculum note: The National Curriculum now refers to sentences that contain one clause as single-clause sentences, and those that contain more than one clause as multi-clause sentences.

In this activity, students practise composing sentences with the word if.

Goals

• Rehearse an implicit understanding of the conditional meaning of if.
• Practise composing sentences using if.

Lesson Plan

The teacher explains that today, we will practise writing sentences with the word if.

In this activity, students practise composing sentences with the word because.

Goals

• Identify the causal relationship that underlies use of because.
• Compose some reasonable sentences using because.

Lesson Plan

The teacher explains that today, we will practise using the word because.