In Year 1, children are expected to write sentences with two clauses joined by the word 'and.' Show In Year 2, children start learning about subordination and coordination and need to start using a main clause and subordinate clause (a complex sentence), joined by 'when,' 'if,' 'that' or 'because.' In Years 3 to 6, children are expected to continue to use a range of simple, compound and complex sentences, however their connectives need to become more sophisticated, for example: 'because,' 'although,' 'therefore,' 'meanwhile' and so on. By Year 6, they need to be able to understand the following terms:
They may be tested on these in the KS2 SATs Grammar, punctuation and spelling test at the end of Year 6.
Printer Fabulous! Recognize a subordinate clause when you find one.
Punctuate a subordinate clause correctly.
Punctuation gets tricky with adjective clauses.
Use subordination to combine ideas effectively.
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