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Complex Sentences

Joining Words

Note: You can find more Sentence Combining skills in the "Sentence Combining"and "Appositives" modules!

1. Expand with "Because"

Students complete sentence stems with the coordinating conjunction "because" (tells why)

2. Expand with "But"

Students complete sentence stems that end with the coordinating conjunction "but" (shows contrast)

3. Expand with "Because" or "But"

Students complete sentence stems that end with the coordinating conjunctions "because" or "but"

4. Expand with "So"

Students complete sentence stems that end with the coordinating conjunction "so" (shows cause and effect)

5. Expand with "Because," "But," or "So"

Students complete sentence stems that end with the coordinating conjunctions "because," "but," or "so"

High priority

6. Expand with "Because," "But," "So," & Vocabulary

Students write sentences given a vocabulary term and the coordinating conjunction "because," "but," or "so"

High priority

7. Combine with "Because," "But," or "So"

Students combine two sentences into one by using a coordinating conjunction

High priority

8. Write with Subordinating Conjunctions of Time

Students complete sentence stems that begin with the subordinating conjunctions "Before," "After," "When," and "While" (show time)

9. Write with Subordinating Conjunctions of Reason

Students complete sentence stems that begin with the subordinating conjunction "Since" (give reason why)

10. Write with Subordinating Conjunctions of Time or Reason

Students complete sentence stems that begin with the subordinating conjunctions "Before," "After," "While," "When," or "Since"

11. Write with Subordinating Conjunctions of Contrast

Students complete sentence stems that begin with the subordinating conjunctions "Although," "Whereas,"" and "Even though" (show contrast)

High priority

12. Write with Subordinating Conjunctions of Cause-Effect

Students complete sentence stems that begin with the subordinating conjunctions "If" and "Whenever" (show cause and effect)

High priority

13. Write with Subordinating Conjunctions (Mixed Practice)

Students complete sentence stems that begin with the subordinating conjunctions "Before," "After," "While," "When," "Since," "Although," "Whereas," "Even though," "If," or "Whenever"

High priority

14. Combine with Subordinating Conjunctions

Students combine two sentences into one by using a subordinating conjunction

High priority