This set of worksheets is designed to help students enhance their descriptive writing by incorporating complex sentences. Through improving paragraphs and crafting descriptive passages, students learn to use subordinating conjunctions effectively to create detailed and engaging writing.

How to Complete

1. Section 1: Students improve two paragraphs by combining sentences into complex sentences with appropriate conjunctions.
2. Section 2: Students write a descriptive paragraph on a given topic, ensuring they include complex sentences with clauses for time, place and cause.

Additional Tips

1. Remind students to use different conjunctions to link their ideas and create a variety of sentence structures.
2. Show an example of how simple sentences can be combined into a more fluid and descriptive paragraph using complex sentences.
3. Highlight the importance of correct punctuation when dependent clauses appear at the start of a sentence.

Extension Ideas

1. Conjunction Challenges: Provide a list of subordinating conjunctions and challenge students to use as many as possible in a short descriptive piece.

This resource allows students to construct complex sentences while fostering their descriptive writing skills.

The resource is part of our Year 4 English Unit: Complex Sentences & Conjunctions.