Clause structure

English

Five sentence types

New subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns

Subject and object

In this unit, pupils learn what the subject and object of a clause are when interrogating the five sentence types: simple, compound, adverbial complex, relative complex and non-finite complex. 

In 'Five sentence types', pupils revised the first four sentence types and learnt a fifth: the non-finite complex sentence. In this unit, pupils will learn what the subject and object of a clause are when interrogating the five sentence types. 

In this unit, pupils review five sentence structures: simple, compound, adverbial complex, relative complex and non-finite complex, all with their associate comma rules in place. They learn some new subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns, as well as subject and object for the first time.

Using five sentence types

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

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

Which of the following are true for a subordinate clause?

Which of the following are types of subordinate clause?

Which of the following subordinate clauses are non-finite (-ing) clauses?

We all celebrated when she became school councillor.

As the rain began to fall torrentially, we rushed inside.

We celebrated wildly, punching the air with joy.

Rushing inside, we sheltered from the torrential rain.

Which of these sentences contain an adverbial clause?

Match the type of subordinate clause to the example.

a naming word for people, places and things

What are the verbs in this sentence? 'She worked hard, but she found it difficult.'

Which of these groups of words contain a verb?

Which of these groups of words **do not** contain a verb?

Which of these groups of words could be complete simple sentences?

Which of these groups of words **could not** be complete simple sentences?

Starter Quiz

Match each word class to its meaning.