Support your students’ grammar development and gain valuable insight into their understanding with our quick and purposeful Complex Sentences & Conjunctions Exit Tickets PACKAGE! This set of targeted exit tickets is designed to provide a simple and efficient way to assess student understanding at the end of your grammar lessons – helping you track progress, identify misconceptions and plan next steps with confidence.

Each exit ticket includes three short, focused tasks or questions aligned to key grammar concepts related to sentence structure. From identifying clause types and selecting subordinating conjunctions to combining ideas and writing full complex sentences, the tasks are intentionally brief yet meaningful – making them perfect for use at the end of any grammar-focused lesson. These quick check-ins give students a chance to reflect on their learning while allowing teachers to gather formative assessment data with minimal prep and marking.

Complex Sentences & Conjunctions Exit Tickets PACKAGE includes a variety of exit tickets that progress in difficulty. This makes it easy to align the ticket with your lesson focus or student needs. Use them independently, as part of your existing grammar unit, or alongside our full Year 4 English Unit: Complex Sentences & Conjunctions for a comprehensive approach to sentence structure instruction and assessment.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify and distinguish between dependent and independent clauses
• ✅ Use subordinating conjunctions to link clauses
• ✅ Practise combining ideas into complex sentences
• ✅ Build understanding of sentence structure through targeted reflection
• ✅ Engage in quick, focused grammar assessment that supports future learning

What’s Included:

• A package of exit tickets designed for Year 4 grammar instruction
• Each ticket includes three short questions or tasks per page
• Topics covered include:
• – Independent and dependent clauses
• – Subordinating conjunctions
• – Combining clauses
• – Adding detail using dependent clauses
• – Writing complete complex sentences

Materials Needed:

• Printed exit tickets (on paper or card)
• Pencils or pens
• Optional: printed sentence starters or word banks for support

How to Use:

1. Choose the exit ticket that aligns with your lesson focus.
2. Distribute the ticket at the end of the lesson and allow time for independent completion.
3. Collect and review the tickets to assess student understanding and identify areas for reinforcement.
4. Use the results to guide small group instruction or adjust your next teaching steps.
5. Store completed tickets as evidence of student progress over time.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use after explicit grammar lessons to check understanding before moving on to more complex concepts
• 💡 Include in student portfolios as short evidence samples of sentence structure knowledge
• 💡 Add to literacy rotations as a brief grammar check-in or reflection task
• 💡 Have students self-assess or peer-review using the tickets to encourage grammar talk
• 💡 Turn into a challenge by including a bonus question for fast finishers

Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Review example questions with the whole class before introducing individual tickets
• 💛 Use as a consistent routine at the end of each grammar lesson to build habits of reflection
• 💛 Provide sentence stems or model answers to support students who need scaffolding
• 💛 Use the data gathered to create anchor charts or adjust upcoming lesson plans based on student need

Complex Sentences & Conjunctions Exit Tickets PACKAGE offers a quick, insightful and effective way to check in on grammar skills – giving teachers the feedback they need and students the opportunity to reflect, review and succeed in their sentence writing.