Subordination with 'as' in adverbial complex sentences

English

In this unit, pupils learn that the position of the subordinate clause in an adverbial complex sentence can vary. In 'Simple and progressive tense forms', pupils will write a variety of sentence structures in different tenses.

In 'Adverbial complex sentences', pupils built on from co-ordination to how to stretch a simple sentence with subordination and a second idea. In this unit, pupils will learn that the position of the subordinate clause in an adverbial complex sentence can vary.

Simple, compound and adverbial complex sentences

Fill in the gap: a preposition is a word or words that can tell the reader __________.

Fill in the gaps: an adverbial clause is a type of __________ clause that starts with a __________.

What is the subordinating conjunction that is useful for stating **simultaneous** action? 

Match the subordinating conjunction to its purpose.

Fill in the gap: main clause + __________ clause = adverbial complex sentence

Fill in the gap: any __________ is a group of words that contains a verb.

Fill in the gap: a __________ starts an adverbial clause.

Fill in the gap: adverbial clause + main clause = __________ sentence

What is "because" subordinating conjunction useful for?

What is "when" subordinating conjunction useful for?

What is "so" subordinating conjunction useful for?

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