LO. I can recognise subordinating and coordinating conjunctions.

Conjunctions

Coordinating Conjunctions These join equal words, phrases or clauses in a sentence but for yet and or so nor

FANBOYS for nor or so and but yet Coordinating Conjunctions These join equal words, phrases or clauses in a sentence FANBOYS for nor or so and but yet

by the time before as as soon as because although Subordinating Conjunctions These join main and subordinate clauses. They appear at the start or the middle of a sentence. by the time before as as soon as because although

even if whilst while unless that in case after when until since where only if once though which whenever despite

Ali can sing while he plays the guitar unless his friends make him laugh.

At night, we can see lots of stars if the sky is clear.

The recent storms could have caused a lot of damage, but we were very lucky.

Everyone was excited because they were waiting for the magician who could breathe fire and make birds appear from her cloak.

Insects can be fascinating when you study them because they are small Insects can be fascinating when you study them because they are small. Their beauty can be appreciated under a microscope, or you could use a magnifying glass.

Conjunctions Identify the conjunctions in the sentences below. This is Joyce who was born in 1934 before the Second World War. She lived on a farm. 1. During the war, an evacuee called Jack came to live with us. His parents sent him to the countryside because the city was badly bombed. 2. A lot of jobs on the farms were done by women who worked for the Women's Land Army. 3. There were no electric lights in our house. We used oil lamps in the evenings and went to bed by candle light. 4. Most people did not have toilets or bathrooms inside their houses. We washed at the kitchen sink and had a bath in the kitchen too! 5. Mum always did the washing on a Monday. There were no washing machines, so everything had to be washed by hand. 6. Everyone had a ration book which said how much food they could buy. Although food was rationed, my family were lucky because we could get food from our farm. 7. Since we didn't have a fridge or a freezer to keep food in, we kept it in a large cupboard called a pantry.

Circle all the conjunctions in the sentences below. Once Harry had checked the weather forecast, he set off on his walk. Whilst climbing up the mountain, he was unaware of the dangers ahead. He needed to turn back immediately since a storm was coming.

Subordinating conjunction Co-ordinating conjunction Tick one box in each row to show if the underlined conjunction is a subordinating conjunction or a co-ordinating conjunction. Sentence Subordinating conjunction Co-ordinating conjunction I like ice-skating and roller-skating. Jamie likes roller-skating, but he has never tried ice-skating. Jamie will go ice-skating if I go with him.