Identify a conjunction family

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Time: complete before yesterday’s bell. Connector: and. Highlight: under in under the desk. Comma: After lunch, we read.
• Primary check: Time: completed by now. Connector: because. Highlight: Wow! Comma: paper, pens and cards.

Learn the idea

Coordinating conjunctions can join equal elements; subordinating conjunctions introduce dependent clauses; correlative pairs work together; conjunctive adverbs need appropriate punctuation between independent clauses.

Locate the connector or pair and identify its function before combining sentences.

Example to read or listen to: Time: complete before yesterday’s bell. Connector: and. Highlight: under in under the desk. Comma: After lunch, we read. The answer is coordinating and. The relevant input states: Connector: and. This fits coordinating and. Coordinating conjunctions can join equal elements; subordinating conjunctions introduce dependent clauses; correlative pairs work together; conjunctive adverbs need appropriate punctuation between independent clauses. However is not punctuated exactly like and.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Locate the connector or pair and identify its function before combining sentences.
3. Check the worked solution: coordinating and. The relevant input states: Connector: and. This fits coordinating and. Coordinating conjunctions can join equal elements; subordinating conjunctions introduce dependent clauses; correlative pairs work together; conjunctive adverbs need appropriate punctuation between independent clauses. However is not punctuated exactly like and.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Write: By yesterday’s bell, Jo had finished the poster. Rewrite for completion before tomorrow’s bell using will have finished. Add a sentence using either/or and one direct-address sentence with a comma. Explain each helper and comma. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: Coordinating conjunctions can join equal elements; subordinating conjunctions introduce dependent clauses; correlative pairs work together; conjunctive adverbs need appropriate punctuation between independent clauses.

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