KS2 English textbook

Chapter 4: Clauses and sentences

Strand Grammar
Level Year 3
Practice 91 questions with step-by-step solutions

National Curriculum for England, Key Stage 2 English, Year 3. Content: Find a clause, a group of words with a verb in it, and count the clauses in a sentence, Tell a main clause, which makes sense on its own, from a subordinate clause, which depends on it, Join a subordinate clause to a main clause with when, before, after, while, because, although and if, Join two main clauses with so, and, but or or, Use adverbs for time and cause: then, next, soon, later, finally and therefore, Use fronted adverbials, and move a subordinate clause to the start of a sentence.

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By the end of this chapter you will be able to

Find the verb in each clause and count the clauses in a sentence
Say which words make the main clause and which words make the subordinate clause
Choose a conjunction that shows time (when, before, after, while), a reason (because), a contrast (although) or a condition (if)
Use so to join two main clauses, and therefore to show a result
Move a subordinate clause to the start of a sentence and keep the same meaning

You should already know

Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs (Year 2 and Chapter 3)
The joining words and, but, or, because, when and if (Year 2)
Prepositions and determiners (Chapter 3)

Where this leads

Commas after fronted adverbials and in lists (Chapter 5)
Direct speech and inverted commas (Chapter 5)
Paragraphs, and the present perfect form of verbs (Chapter 6)

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