Two types of clause, including subordinate clauses

English

Three sentence types

Comma rules in three sentence types

Two types of conjunction

A new subordinate clause: the relative clause

A new sentence structure: the relative complex sentence

Using the comma rules with relative complex sentences

In this unit, pupils learn a new type of subordinate clause: the relative clause. In Five sentence types', pupils will learn another new type of subordinate clause: the non-finite clause.

In 'Simple, compound and adverbial complex sentences', pupils learnt that the position of the adverbial subordinate clause in an adverbial complex sentence can vary. In this unit, pupils will learn a new type of subordinate clause: the relative clause.

In this unit, pupils learn a new sentence structure: the relative complex sentence. In so doing, they learn a new comma rule for how to embed a relative clause within a main clause. Pupils revise main and adverbial clauses and phrases as well as simple, compound and adverbial complex sentences.

Simple, compound, adverbial and relative complex sentences

a group of words with a verb that makes complete sense

a group of words with a verb that doesn't make sense

Which **two** of these are subordinate clauses?

Which **two** elements does a complex sentence have to contain?

Make **three** complex sentences by matching the subordinate clauses to the main clauses.

What piece of punctuation should end this sentence? 'Where is your homework...'

Which **two** of these groups of words could be a complete sentence?

a naming word for people, places and things

Which word is the **verb** in the sentence 'Izzy walked slowly to the park'.

Match each word in this sentence to its word class: 'Jacob dashed quickly to the local shop'.

It is a proper noun - the name of a specific person.

Why does the word 'Laura' have a capital letter in this sentence? 'Sam gave Laura a brand new football'.

Starter Quiz

What piece of punctuation should end this sentence? 'Where is your homework...'