Using conjunctions to express time, place or cause. · Joining Clauses Sometimes conjunctions can...
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Using conjunctions to express time, place or cause.
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Using conjunctions to express time, place or
cause.
VerbsA verb indicates what someone or something
is doing, feeling or being.
He climbs.The spider is crafty.
The villagers despair.I saw him!
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Verb PhrasesA verb phrase can be a single verb or a string of verbs.
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The other animals think he is tricky.
He has had all sorts of adventures.
He has been causing problems for everyone.
Clauses Clauses are groups of words with a verb phrase and a subject.
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Ananse lives in a village.
He looks like a spider.
The other animals think he is tricky.
He has had all sorts of adventures.
Conjunctions are words that join clauses into sentences.
He is extremely unusual because he is a spider man.
CLAUSE CLAUSECONJUNCTION
Conjunctions
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Conjunctions
whereverbecause
so before
after
as
when
untilsince wherewhile
whenever
These are some examples of conjunctions. Can you think of others?
if although
Conjunctions are words that join clauses into sentences.
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Joining Clauses
Sometimes conjunctions can go at the start of the first clause. Sometimes they can go between clauses.
wherever
asbecauseso
beforeafter
as
when
untilsince
where
while
Ananse is a spider.Ananse travels far and wide.
Ananse faces challenges.
Ananse has clever plans.
Since Ananse is a spider,
Ananse often gets into trouble when
Wherever Ananse travels far and wide,
Ananse has eight limbs.since
Ananse often gets into trouble.
he has eight limbs.
he has clever plans.
he faces challenges.
Which clauses could be joined to these three?
Conjunctions
Clauses
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Conjunctions are words that join clauses into sentences.
Conjunctions
as
so
since
because where
whereverbeforewhensinceuntilaswhile
after
Why might these conjunctions be
organised in three columns?
Cause PlaceTime
Conjunctions for time Conjunctions help us express time, place and cause.
He dropped the pot… When?while he was climbing.
after he had almost reached the top.
when he started to show off .
Try adding your own clauses to express time.
He dropped the pot…
He dropped the pot…
When?
When?
Conjunctions for placeConjunctions help us express time, place and cause.
The pot broke… where it hit the ground.
where the people had been cheering.
where it fell.
Try adding your own clauses to express place.
Wherever is useful for more general statements.You find mess wherever you have a puppy.I like to take photos wherever I go.Toddlers leave sticky fingerprints wherever they play.
The pot broke…
The pot broke…
Where?
Where?
Where?
ConjunctionsConjunctions help us express time, place and cause.
Ananse was ashamed… Why?because he had not succeeded.
since everyone had seen him fail.
as he had been so foolish.
Try adding your own clauses to express cause.
Ananse was ashamed… Why?
Ananse was ashamed… Why?
Conjunctions are words that join clauses into sentences.
Conjunctions
as
so
since
because where
whereverbeforewhensinceuntilaswhile
after
Cause PlaceTime
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