1. LO. I can recognise subordinating and coordinating conjunctions.

2. Conjunctions

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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.