Start your engines! In this high-speed digital game, students race their way around a dynamic track by identifying parts of complex sentences. With every correct answer, their car zooms ahead—but be careful! Incorrect answers slow them down and could cost them a place on the winner’s podium.

Students will be presented with multiple-choice questions that ask them to spot dependent and independent clauses, identify subordinating conjunctions, and understand how these parts work together to form complex sentences. Questions may include: “Which part of this sentence is the independent clause?” or “What is the subordinating conjunction in this sentence?”

The goal? Be the first to cross the finish line while building strong grammar knowledge along the way!

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify independent and dependent clauses within complex sentences
• ✅ Recognise subordinating conjunctions and their role in sentence structure
• ✅ Strengthen sentence-level grammar and editing skills
• ✅ Build confidence working with more complex grammar features
• ✅ Engage in competitive, curriculum-aligned gameplay

How to Play:

1. Students choose their character and begin the race around the track.
2. Each space presents a multiple-choice grammar question focused on clauses or conjunctions.
3. A correct answer speeds up their car and moves them closer to the finish line.
4. An incorrect answer slows them down, giving others a chance to catch up!
5. The game continues until all questions are completed and the winners are revealed on the podium.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during grammar or sentence structure lessons to reinforce clause knowledge
• 💡 Great for Year 3–4 students learning how complex sentences are formed
• 💡 Follow up with a sentence-building activity using conjunction cards and clause sorting
• 💡 Use in grammar rotations or as a fast finisher task for extra challenge

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Let students personalise their experience by choosing from six characters before the game begins
• 💛 Select the number of players or teams at the start of the game to suit individual, paired, or group play
• 💛 Send the QR code home for students to play as a homework or revision task

Let’s Race – Dependent & Independent Clauses gives students the grammar tools they need to accelerate their writing—one clause at a time!