Worksheet 2a Using connectives - Smart Learning
Worksheet 2a Using connectives - Smart Learning
Worksheet 2a Using connectives - Smart Learning
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> <strong>2a</strong> <strong>Using</strong> <strong>connectives</strong><br />
Activity 1: Count the verbs in each of the following sentences. What do you notice?<br />
1 2 3<br />
He walked to the shops. She moves house tomorrow. Claire went to the party.<br />
4 5 6<br />
I go shopping on Saturdays. Morgan hates sleepovers. Peter loved tennis.<br />
Activity 2: Join two simple sentences together using a connective. Choose one sentence from<br />
the top, a connective from the middle, and another sentence from the bottom.<br />
Join them together to create a long sentence, e.g. He always went on his Xbox if his<br />
mum went out.<br />
1. He always went on his Xbox.<br />
3. Claire went to the party.<br />
Choose one of<br />
these sentences …<br />
2. Peter always listens to The Killers.<br />
4. I go on Facebook in the evening.<br />
5. Morgan usually goes to the cinema. 6. I hang out at the skate park.<br />
Add a subordinating connective ...<br />
when<br />
because<br />
Choose another sentence …<br />
a. It was her boyfriend’s birthday.<br />
c. There Ther is a Zac Efron movie showing.<br />
e. e. I have no time during the day.<br />
b. It’s sunny.<br />
if<br />
d. His mum went went out. out.<br />
f. They are his favourite band. band.<br />
Masterclass 2: Building complex sentences<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 2b Complex sentences<br />
Activity 1: Extend sentences 1 to 10 below to make new, complex sentences.<br />
1. I eat ice cream when …<br />
2. I eat fruit because …<br />
3. I eat peas if …<br />
4. You listen to music when …<br />
5. You listen to the radio if …<br />
6. You listen to your teacher because …<br />
7. Kate cried when …<br />
8. Heidi laughed because …<br />
9. James gets cross if …<br />
10. I love the summer holidays because …<br />
Activity 2: Write fi ve simple sentences below – don’t include a connective. Give your simple<br />
sentences to a partner, who must choose a connective (when, because, if) for each<br />
one to make complex sentences.<br />
1.<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
5.<br />
Masterclass 2: Building complex sentences<br />
SMART ENGLISH PROGRESS IN AFs: WRITING AF5 © <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Learning</strong> Ltd
<strong>Worksheet</strong> 2c Glossary of grammatical terms<br />
antithesis Something that is the direct opposite of something else,<br />
e.g. pleasure and pain.<br />
clause Part of a sentence that contains its own verb (and often the<br />
subject and object), e.g. she looked at the boy.<br />
complex sentence A sentence that has at least one main clause and one<br />
subordinate (dependent) clause, e.g. She looked at the<br />
boy because he was crying. Complex sentences often use<br />
conjunctions between clauses or at the start of sentences,<br />
e.g. although, before, because, since, until. Complex sentences<br />
often use the pronouns who, which or that to add information,<br />
e.g. The women who were shouting at the boy came closer.<br />
compound sentence A sentence that has two or more main clauses joined by and,<br />
but, or or, e.g. Catherine is a gymnast but Claire likes ballet.<br />
connective A word or phrase that links sentences, clauses or phrases, e.g.<br />
I like The Killers and Florence and the Machine.<br />
embedded clause A clause that is placed within the main sentence, rather than<br />
at the beginning or the end. It can be spotted if the main<br />
clause seems broken up, e.g. The boy, who was only nine years<br />
old, was an excellent violinist.<br />
imperative The form of a verb used in commands, e.g. Come here!<br />
main clause A clause that stands alone and makes sense on its own,<br />
e.g. I walked to the shops.<br />
modal verb A verb used to express the mood of another verb and to<br />
express degrees of possibility, e.g. you must do your homework;<br />
you could go to the party. The main modal verbs are can, could,<br />
must, might, shall, should, would.<br />
noun A word that names a person, place or thing, e.g. The book lay<br />
on the table.<br />
noun phrase A group of words that act as a noun, usually a series of<br />
adjectives describing a noun, e.g. the cool blue water.<br />
phrase A group of words that make sense within a clause or sentence<br />
but cannot stand on their own, e.g. the old grey mare; speaking<br />
slowly.<br />
preposition A word that expresses the relationship between things,<br />
e.g. dessert came after dinner; he sat on the bed.<br />
prepositional phrase A phrase that contains a preposition and explains the<br />
relationship between things, people or ideas, e.g. There is a<br />
skate park behind the sports centre.<br />
rhetorical question A question asked for impact and effect, which is not really a<br />
request for information, e.g. Can this really go on?<br />
simple sentence A sentence that has one main verb (one clause), e.g. Tom likes<br />
football.<br />
subordinate clause A clause that only makes sense with another clause,<br />
e.g. She wouldn’t be able to go on the school trip unless she could<br />
make some money.<br />
subordinating<br />
connective<br />
A connective that makes one clause dependent on another,<br />
e.g. Zac Efron is my favourite actor because he is really cute.<br />
verb A word that tells us what someone or something is doing, e.g.<br />
He kicked the ball.<br />
verb phrase A group of words that express an action or state of being, e.g.<br />
He might go to the football match if it doesn’t rain.<br />
Masterclass 2: Building complex sentences<br />
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