Q1. Tick the correct word to complete the sentence below. Tomorrow, we could go for a walk play games indoors. 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. Page 1
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. 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. Page 2
Q8. Write a complex sentence using the word after as a subordinating connective. Remember to punctuate your answer correctly. Q9. Tick one word to complete the following sentence. The children went out to play the rain. despite although unless yet Q10. Tick the correct word to complete the sentence below. you go to the park, you can play a game. And So But If Q11. Circle the connective in the sentence below. As the weather became colder, the sale of coats increased. Page 3
Q12. Tick one box to complete the sentence below. I haven t seen my friend he came back from his holiday. before while since during Q13. Draw a line to match each sentence with the most suitable connective. One has been done for you. Page 4
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 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. Subordinating conjunction Co-ordinating conjunction 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. Page 5
M1. Award for the correct box ticked. or M2. We had to hurry the bus was about to leave. 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. 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 for all three correct. M5. Page 6
You couldn t hear the music the train went past. M6. In addition M7. Award for both correct. The two friends ate ( since / ) leaving the house, ( wherever / ) they were not allowed to eat in the library. M8. Award 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. M9. despite Page 7
M10. Award for the correct box ticked. If M11. Award for the connective encircled. the weather became colder, the sale of coats increased. M12. since M13. Page 8
M14. Award for three conjunctions inserted correctly. You may bring sandwiches and juice or water for the trip, but glass bottles are not allowed. M15. Award for a correctly completed table. Sentence I like ice-skating and roller-skating. Subordinating conjunction Co-ordinating conjunction Jamie likes roller-skating, but he has never tried ice-skating. Jamie will go ice-skating if I go with him. M16. Award 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. M17. Award for both words encircled. Page 9