Subordinating Conjunctions Year 3 Conjunctions Resource Pack

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This pack includes:

• Subordinating Conjunctions Year 3 Teaching PowerPoint.
• Subordinating Conjunctions Year 3 Varied Fluency with answers.
• Subordinating Conjunctions Year 3 Application and Reasoning with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

English Year 3: (3G3.4) Extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including: when, if, because, although

Terminology for pupils:

• (3G3.4) subordinate clause

Differentiation:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support recognising and using the subordinating conjunctions ‘because’, ‘that’, ‘when’ and ‘if’.
Expected Questions to support recognising and using the subordinating conjunctions ‘because’, ‘that’, ‘when’, ‘if’, ‘before’, ‘after’, ‘while’ and ‘although’.
Greater Depth Questions to support recognising and using a wider variety of subordinating conjunctions, used at different positions within a sentence and recognising the difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Application)
Developing Write subordinating clauses to complete a sentence in two different ways. Word bank provided with ‘because’, ‘that’, ‘when’ and ‘if’.
Expected Write subordinating clauses to complete a sentence in two different ways. Word bank provided with ‘because’, ‘that’, ‘when’, ‘if’, ‘before’, ‘after’, ‘while’ and ‘although’.
Greater Depth Write subordinating clauses using a wider variety of subordinating conjunctions to complete a sentence in two different ways. Word bank not provided.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Application)
Developing Join two sentences to make a complex sentence with a main and subordinate clause. Word bank provided with ‘because’, ‘that’, ‘when’ and ‘if’.
Expected Join two sentences to make a complex sentence with a main and subordinate clause. Word bank provided with ‘because’, ‘that’, ‘when’, ‘if’, ‘before’, ‘after’, ‘while’ and ‘although’.
Greater Depth Write a sentence that begins with a subordinate clause using a wider variety of subordinating conjunctions. Word bank not provided.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Is the underlined clause a main clause or a subordinate clause? Explain your answer. Sentences using ‘because’ and ‘when’.
Expected Is the underlined clause a main clause or a subordinate clause? Explain your answer. Sentences using ‘while’ and ‘although’.
Greater Depth Is the underlined clause a main clause or a subordinate clause? Explain your answer. Conjunctions placed at the beginning of sentences.

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