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Linking clauses with adverbs
Conjunctive adverbs connect one clause to another. They are used to show sequence (eventually, finally,meanwhile), contrast (however, on the other hand) or cause and effect (therefore, subsequently). Can you finish the sentences below by writing a subordinate clause to add to the main clause and adverb given?
Matching up main and subordinate clauses
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb (a doing word). A main clause makes sense on its own. A subordinate clause is dependent on a main clause and does not make sense on its own. Cut out the (blue) main clauses, the (orange) conjunctions and the (purple) subordinate clauses. Match them up to make six sentences that make sense.
Pairs of synonyms
Synonyms are words that have similar meaning. For example: ‘overjoyed’ is a synonym for ‘happy’. Cut out the following words. Can you match up the pairs of synonyms?
Past perfect: completing sentences
We use the past perfect to talk about an action that occurred before another action in the past. Can you write your own sentences in the past perfect?
Past perfect: matching halves of sentences
The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that has occurred before another action in the past. Cut out these halves of sentences. Can you work out which past perfect tense first half should go with which past tense second half?
Past perfect: writing your own sentences
The past perfect is a verb tense used to describe an action that has occurred before another action in the past. Look at these pairs of sentences. Can you rewrite each one as a sentence that contains both the past perfect and the simple past tense?
Simple past or past perfect?
The past perfect is a verb tense that is used to describe an action that has occurred before another action in the past. Cut out these sentences. Which ones include verbs in the past perfect?
Simple, compound or complex sentence?
A simple sentence consists of just one clause. A compound sentence consists of two main clauses of equal weight joined by a conjunction. A complex sentence is made up of a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. Conjunctions such as because, although, until are usually used to link the subordinate clauses to the main clause. Look at these sentences. Can you tick the right-hand column to show whether they are simple, compound or complex?
Subordinating conjunctions
A subordinating conjunction introduces a subordinate clause (a clause that does not make sense on its own). Can you put each of these conjunctions into the gaps in the sentences below?
Superlative adjectives
Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative and superlative. The comparative is used to compare one person or thing to another. The superlative form is used to compare one thing to all the others like it. Look at these sentences. Can you change the word in the box to its superlative form?