Our quiz is about conjunctions and looks at joining clauses using ‘and,’ ‘so’ and ‘because’. The National Curriculum states that Key Stage 1 children should know how to join clauses using conjunctions as part of the sentence level requirements. This will aid their English writing and literacy.
Sometimes our short sentences can be joined together to make one longer sentence. We can join two sentences with conjunctions, or joining words. Some conjunctions help you to add information to the first sentence. By using ‘and,’ ‘because’ and ‘so’ you can then go on to provide more information.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Using conjunctions to join ideas
We call a sentence a clause. We can join two clauses with any of those three conjunctions.
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Although 'because' and 'so' are conjunctions only 'and' makes sense and is adding to this sentence. Make sure you pick the most appropriate conjunction.
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The third answer explains that she wore a helmet. The first sentence tells us what happened and the second one tells us what she does as a consequence.
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The word 'yet' is a conjunction but doesn't work in this sentence.
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The two sentences you join need to make sense when put together, so make sure you always read through your work.
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The last one matches the first sentence. Water is a liquid but when frozen it turns into a solid.
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When we use the word 'because' it means we are going to explain something.
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We have conjunction overload in this last answer. Try to only join two sentences at a time.
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Always have your conjunction in between two sentences but check the order of the sentences to make sure it makes sense. Chimps peel bananas and don't eat the skin - just like us humans!
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You only need one conjunction for every two clauses (sentences).
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