New subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns
I can identify subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns and select the ones that are appropriate to use in different sentence contexts.
- Year 6
New subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns
I can identify subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns and select the ones that are appropriate to use in different sentence contexts.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Adverbial clauses and relative clauses are types of subordinate clause; they must be joined to a main clause.
- Adverbial clauses start with subordinating conjunctions; there are many of these with different purposes.
- Relative clauses start with relative pronouns; occasionally in informal language, the relative pronoun is omitted.
- Adverbial clauses can be placed before or after a main clause in an adverbial complex sentence.
- Relative clauses are placed after the noun or noun phrase they tell us more about (and can be at the end of a sentence).
Keywords
Subordinating conjunction - a word that starts an adverbial clause
Adverbial clause - a type of subordinate clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction
Relative pronoun - a word that starts a relative clause
Relative clause - a type of subordinate clause that starts with a relative pronoun
Common misconception
Pupils may have previously only seen a relative clause interrupting a main clause.
A relative clause can be placed after any noun it refers to, including at the end of a sentence.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following would we always find in a complex sentence?
Q2.Match the types of sentence to the examples.
