3A Revision on Verbs and Conjunctions
Using conjunctions to express time, cause and place
I can identify subordinating conjunctions.
I can use conjunctions to express time, place or cause.
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Using conjunctions to express time, cause and place
I can identify subordinating conjunctions.
I can use conjunctions to express time, place or cause.
The Dog
The dog,
when he got a chance,
raced after the sleek, ginger cat
but failed to catch her as she jumped in the tree.
Verbs
Verbs indicate that someone or something is
doing, feeling or being.
He smells.
The cat miaows.
A cloud drifts.
I cheered!
Revision
Usually verbs have the name of a person or thing or a pronoun in front of them.
Clauses
Clauses are groups of words with an active verb and a subject.
Revision
The subject is ‘the doer’ of the verb; it can be a noun or pronoun.
The dog smelt something.
He looked all around.
Then he spotted the cat, sitting on the wall.
He barked loudly, ready to chase her.
Conjunctions
Conjunctions are joining words.
wherever
as
because
so
before
after
as
when
until
since
where
while
Can you see a pattern in the grouping of these conjunctions?
Conjunctions
Conjunctions join clauses.
Remember – a clause always has an active verb.
wherever
as
because
so
before
after
as
when
until
since
where
while
The dog smelt something.
He looked around.
He spotted the cat.
He barked loudly.
join clauses.
The dog looked around because he smelt something.
Conjunctions help us express time, place and cause.
Drag and Drop - Sort the conjunctions
TIME
PLACE
CAUSE
because
so
when
where
before
after
wherever
while
as
Conjunctions
Conjunctions help us express time, place and cause.
The dog feared the cat…
while she lay on the wall.
after she scratched him.
when he was a puppy.
The dog feared the cat…
The dog feared the cat…
Conjunctions
Conjunctions help us express time, place and cause.
The dog feared the cat …
where the wall was high.
wherever it feels safe.
where the branches were low.
The dog feared the cat…
The dog hides...
Where = one specific place 🏫
Wherever = any place 🌍
Conjunctions
Conjunctions help us express time, place and cause.
The dog feared the cat …
because she could scratch him.
as she took every chance to attack him!
The dog feared the cat…
Join these two clauses using the correct conjunction.
He spotted the cat. He barked loudly.
He barked loudly when he spotted the cat.
He spotted the cat until he barked loudly.
He spotted the cat because he barked loudly.
Which sentence uses the correct conjunction of cause.
A. I stayed home where it was raining.
B. I stayed home because it was raining.
C. I stayed home when it was raining.
✏️ Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction of place.
We will sit ________ the teacher tells us.
where
wherever
✏️ Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction of time.
I ate my breakfast ________ leaving for school.
after
while
before
since
Try adding your own sentence to express any conjunction of time, cause and place. Label your answer.
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