Adverbial complex sentences
You can understand that a complex sentence is formed of at least one main clause and any type of subordinate clause.
Adverbial complex sentences
You can understand that a complex sentence is formed of at least one main clause and any type of subordinate clause.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A word that joins a second idea to a main clause in an adverbial complex sentence is called a subordinating conjunction.
- A subordinating conjunction is the word that starts an adverbial clause.
- A subordinate clause is a group of words that contains a verb and does not make complete sense.
- An adverbial clause is a type of subordinate clause.
- A main clause joined with any subordinate clause forms a complex sentence.
Common misconception
Pupils do not recognise that an adverbial clause is one type of subordinate clause.
"Subordinate clause" is an umbrella term. Any subordinate clause is a group of words that contains a verb and does not make complete sense.
Keywords
Subordinating conjunction - a word that starts an adverbial clause
Subordinate clause - a group of words that contains a verb and does not make complete sense
Adverbial clause - a type of subordinate clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction
Main clause - a group of words that contains a verb and makes complete sense
Complex sentence - a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause
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