Year 6 Homework
Subordinating and co-ordinating conjunctions.
A conjunction links two words or phrases together.
There are two main types of conjunctions:
 co-ordinating conjunctions (e.g. and) link two words or
phrases together as an equal pair
 subordinating conjunctions (e.g. when) introduce a
subordinate clause.
Mark co-ordinating conjunctions with a ‘c’.
Mark subordinating conjunction with an ‘s’.
I have never liked heights so I didn't go to the top.
Make a sandwich, unless you're eating out.
He still shouted at me and I cried.
Whether you like it or not, I'm going to the cinema.
They were going to build a road, but people didn't want them to.
I'll do it because I'm going there anyway.
Find the correct ending for each sentence.
Before going to bed
we always fly to France.
While playing football
Sally reads a book.
After dinner Mum said I
Susie did not win the prize.
Though she is a great swimmer
must wash the dishes.
Whenever we go on holiday
John broke his ankle.
What happens to the sentence when you reorder the clauses?
Write your own sentences using conjunctions to link clauses
together. Annotate your sentences to show whether the
conjunction is subordinating or co-ordinating.