a group of words that contains a verb and does not make complete sense

a type of subordinate clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction

a group of words that contains a verb and makes complete sense

a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause

Adverbial complex sentences

English

In this unit, pupils learn that the position of the subordinate clause in an adverbial complex sentence can vary. In 'Simple and progressive tense forms', pupils will write a variety of sentence structures in different tenses.

In 'Adverbial complex sentences', pupils built on from co-ordination to how to stretch a simple sentence with subordination and a second idea. In this unit, pupils will learn that the position of the subordinate clause in an adverbial complex sentence can vary.

In this unit, pupils learn two comma rules within different sentence structures: compound and adverbial complex sentences. Pupils revise simple, compound and adverbial complex sentences and extend their knowledge by learning that an adverbial clause can come first or second in a complex sentence.

Simple, compound and adverbial complex sentences

Fill in the gap: a subordinating conjunction is a word that __________ an adverbial clause.

Fill in the gap: an adverbial clause is a type of __________ clause.

What type of sentence is formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause?

it is a group of words that contains a verb

What is one feature of a subordinate clause that is the **same** as a main clause?

Which of these pairs of words are **subordinating conjunctions**?

Fill in the gap: a main clause __________ makes sense by itself.

Fill in the gap: any conjunction is a word that __________.

Fill in the gap: a main clause is a group of words that contains a verb and makes {{}} sense.

Which **two** co-ordinating conjunctions need commas before them in a compound sentence?

Fill in the gap: a sentence formed of at least two main clauses joined with a co-ordinating conjunction is called a __________ sentence.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Adverbial complex sentences

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.