Answers from Tuesday’s lesson

Write out coordinating conjunction • And • Or • Or • So • Yet .

I can identify whether a sentence uses a co-ordinating or subordinating conjunction.

• Subordinating • Coordinating • Subordinating • Coordinating • Subordinating • Subordinating • Coordinating • Coordinating • Subordinating

Warm up quizzes:

• https://wordwall.net/play/503/019/104

• https://wordwall.net/play/034/952/544

So we have looked at prepositions previously and this week we have

looked at subordinating conjunctions; today we are looking

at them both and how you can identify the difference.

L.O:I can understand the difference between prepositions and subordinating conjunctions.

• I can recognise and use prepositions in

sentences. • I can recognise and use subordinating

conjunctions in sentences. • I know when after, before, until, since and

as are being used as prepositions or subordinating conjunctions.

• I can identify prepositional phrases and subordinate clauses within sentences.

RECAP

What Are Prepositions? Prepositions are very important parts of a sentence that indicate location. Prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in the sentence. They can tell us the physical location of something, e.g.

The frog was on the lily pad.

They can tell us location in time of something, e.g.

During the spring, the frog lays frogspawn.

What Are Subordinating Conjunctions?

Subordinating conjunctions are the first words within a subordinate clause. A subordinating conjunction will have both a subject and a verb following it, forming a subordinate clause, e.g.

if she practised her piano. if she practised her piano. Suki could pass the exam

subordinate clause

subject verb

if she practised her piano.

Subordinating Conjunctions to Start Sentences

Subordinating conjunctions can also be used as the first word in a multi-clause/complex sentence. When the subordinate clause comes before the main clause, make sure you remember to use a comma to mark where the subordinate clause ends.

Suki could pass the exam

subordinate clause

subject verb

Subordinating conjunctions can also be used as the first word in a multi-clause/complex sentence. When the subordinate clause comes before the main clause, make sure you remember to use a comma to mark where the subordinate clause ends.

If she practised her piano, Suki could pass the exam.

subordinate clause

subject verb

Subordinating Conjunctions to Start Sentences

Can You Complete the Sentence? Choose a word from the spinner to see which word you must use to complete this sentence (Remember that your subordinate clause can come at the beginning or the end of the complex sentence):

Marie and Sam played the game

Can You Complete the Sentence? Choose a different word from the spinner to see which word you must use to complete this sentence (Remember that your subordinate clause can come at the beginning or the end of the complex sentence):

Alex felt tired

Can You Complete the Sentence? Choose a different word from the spinner to see which word you must use to complete this sentence(Remember that your subordinate clause can come at the beginning or the end of the complex sentence):

The team were lucky to win

Subordinating Conjunctions to Start Sentences

Some words can act as more than one class, depending on how they are written in a sentence. There are a number of words that can be either prepositions or subordinating conjunctions. These are:

after before until since as

Remember ‘A BUS A’!

Is It a Preposition or a Subordinating Conjunction?

Remember the rules to help you decide: A subordinating conjunction will have both a subject and a verb following it, which forms a subordinate clause, e.g.

After Sophie kissed the frog…

Before Abdul jumped on the bus…

Until your shouting stops…

Since we enjoyed the show…

As George tied his shoelaces…

Is It a Preposition or a Subordinating Conjunction?

If you see one of these five prepositions with a noun (with or without added determiners or adjectives before it) then you have a prepositional phrase, e.g:

After the victorious football tournament…

Before lunch…

Until Easter…

Since the trip to Disneyland…

As a helpful teammate…

Are the following prepositional phrases or subordinate clauses? How do you know? Identify each sentence and tell me how you know.

Before the dog ran away…

After the extraordinary show…

Since we went to Egypt…

Until the end of term…

As Lorenzo jumped on the trampoline…

Since the assembly…

As the best team…

Prepositional phrases or subordinate clauses?

Can you finish the following sentences with an appropriate preposition?

Quick Quiz: Question 1

No one is allowed out 8 o’clock. the winning team, it is important to shake hands with your opponents. dinner, you must wash your hands. I have felt sick lunchtime! She read the book bedtime.

Remember A BUS A!

Can you finish the following sentences with an appropriate subordinating conjunction?

Quick Quiz: Question 2

it grew light, she could see more of the scene in front of her.

I haven’t seen Sophie she moved to Bristol.

My lunch plate was taken I had finished eating.

William hurt his knee, he scored the best goal in his life!

It was very quiet in here you entered.

Remember A BUS A!

Can you identify which of the following contain prepositions and which contain subordinating conjunctions and which words they are.

Quick Quiz: Question 3

I was in the queue before you. After James saw the film, he felt afraid. Samira read the book until lunchtime. Before you go to bed, you should brush your hair. He was working as a fireman. Since you’re here, why don’t you stay for dinner?

Remember A BUS A!

Tick one box in each row to show whether the word after is used as a subordinating conjunction or as a preposition.

Quick Quiz: Question 4

Sentence after is used as a subordinating conjunction

after is used as a preposition

He moved here after the end of the war.

Entry is free after 5pm.

I went to the cinema after I had eaten my dinner.