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Q1.
Tick the correct word to complete the sentence below.
Tomorrow, we could go for a walk ___________ play games indoors.
Tick one.
when
or
because
if
Q2.
Circle the connective in the sentence below.
We had to hurry because the bus was about to leave.
Q3.
Here are three clauses:
− people used to be in pain
− they were having operations
− surgeons began experimenting with anaesthetic
Decide how to join these clauses together by using until and while.
Use the clauses in any order, but your sentence needs to make sense.
Write out the sentence in full.
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Q4.
Complete the sentences below using a suitable connective from the boxes.
Use each connective once.
whereas
whether
which
She wasn’t sure ____________________ coat belonged to her.
I like basketball ____________________ they prefer tennis.
He asked me ____________________ I was interested in comedy films.
Q5.
Circle the connective in the sentence below.
You couldn’t hear the music when the train went past.
Q6.
Which connective is best to complete the text below?
The activity centre has a climbing wall and a bike obstacle course.
_____________, there are two cross-country cycling trails.
Tick one.
Despite the fact that
In addition
Therefore
Since
Q7.
Circle the word that makes the most sense in each set of brackets.
The two friends ate ( since / before ) leaving the house,
( wherever / because ) they were not allowed to eat in the library.
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Q8.
Write a complex sentence using the word after as a subordinating connective.
Remember to punctuate your answer correctly.
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Q9.
Tick one word to complete the following sentence.
The children went out to play _____________ the rain.
Tick one.
despite
although
unless
yet
Q10.
Tick the correct word to complete the sentence below.
___________
you go to the park, you can play a game.
Tick one.
And
So
But
If
Q11.
Circle the connective in the sentence below.
As the weather became colder, the sale of coats
increased.
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Q12.
Tick one box to complete the sentence below.
I haven’t seen my friend ____________ he came back from his holiday.
Tick one.
before
while
since
during
Q13.
Draw a line to match each sentence with the most suitable connective.
One has been done for you.
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Q14.
Complete the sentence below by writing the conjunctions from the box in the correct places.
Use each conjunction only once.
or
but
and
You may bring sandwiches ____________ juice ____________ water
for the trip, ____________ glass bottles are not allowed.
Q15.
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.
Q16.
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.
Q17.
Circle the conjunction in each sentence below.
The children had not read the book, yet they knew the story off by heart.
Keep your hat on until the rain has stopped.
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M1.
Award 1 mark for the correct box ticked.
or
1 mark
M2.
We had to hurry
the bus was about to leave.
1 mark
M3.
Accept any response in which all clauses are joined using until and while in a single sentence that makes sense, eg:
•
•
•
Until surgeons began experimenting with anaesthetic, people used to be in pain while they were having
operations.
People used to be in pain while they were having operations, until surgeons began experimenting with
anaesthetic.
While they were having operations, people used to be in pain, until surgeons began experimenting with
anaesthetic.
Also accept responses in which commas are used incorrectly / omitted.
Do not accept responses that use connectives other than until and while to join the clauses together.
Do not accept responses that use semi-colons in addition to the connectives.
1 mark
M4.
She wasn’t sure which coat belonged to her.
I like basketball whereas they prefer tennis.
He asked me whether I was interested in comedy films.
Award 1 mark for all three correct.
1 mark
M5.
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You couldn’t hear the music
the train went past.
1 mark
M6.
In addition
1 mark
M7.
Award 1 mark for both correct.
The two friends ate ( since /
( wherever /
) leaving the house,
) they were not allowed to eat in the library.
1 mark
M8.
Award 1 mark for a grammatically correct and accurately punctuated complex sentence that uses ‘after’ as a
subordinating connective to introduce a subordinate clause, eg:
•
•
•
Joe went out to play after he had finished his homework.
After finishing his dinner, Joe did the washing up.
Joe, after he finished his homework, went out to play.
Do not accept a response that uses ‘after’ as an adverb or as an adverbial phrase, eg:
•
After his dinner, Joe did the washing up.
Do not accept a response that uses ‘after’ as a preposition, eg:
•
Carrie’s birthday is four days after Joe’s.
1 mark
M9.
despite
1 mark
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M10.
Award 1 mark for the correct box ticked.
If
1 mark
M11.
Award 1 mark for the connective encircled.
the weather became colder, the sale of coats increased.
1 mark
M12.
since
1 mark
M13.
1 mark
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M14.
Award 1 mark for three conjunctions inserted correctly.
You may bring sandwiches and juice or water
for the trip, but glass bottles are not allowed.
1 mark
M15.
Award 1 mark for a correctly completed table.
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.
1 mark
M16.
Award 1 mark for all three conjunctions encircled.
Harry had checked the weather forecast, he set off on his walk.
climbing up the mountain, he was unaware of the dangers ahead.
He needed to turn back immediately
a storm was coming.
1 mark
M17.
Award 1 mark for both words encircled.
1 mark
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