Students learn that a complex sentence has a main clause that can stand alone and a subordinate clause that cannot, joined by a subordinating conjunction such as because, although, when or unless. They identify clause types, choose conjunctions, combine sentences, and classify sentences as simple, compound or complex. This is the key to writing sentences that show cause, time and contrast.
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Completed: Complex Sentences and Clauses
5th Grade students (typically ages 10–11) working on sentences & clauses. It is pitched at level 2 · standard; an easier version and a harder version are linked above.
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Find the clause that cannot stand alone. That is your subordinate clause.
A main clause makes sense on its own. A subordinate clause starts with a conjunction like *because, although, when, if, while* and needs the main clause. Circle the type of the bold clause.
Write the subordinating conjunction that makes sense.
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