This set of worksheets will build students’ confidence in constructing complex sentences, as they complete tasks that require them to combine, rearrange and refine sentences.

How to Complete

1. Section 1: Students combine two sentences into a single complex sentence using appropriate subordinating conjunctions, such as because, while and although.
2. Section 2: They complete the unfinished clauses to create complex sentences.
3. Section 3: They rearrange sentences to place the dependent clause first, practising proper punctuation.
4. Section 4: Finally, students highlight errors in sentence structure and rewrite the sentences correctly.

Additional Tips

1. Before starting, review examples of common conjunctions and how they signal relationships between clauses (cause, time or contrast).
2. Demonstrate how to combine simple sentences into complex ones and discuss how conjunctions affect meaning.

Extension Ideas

1. Independent Writing Practice: Ask students to write a short paragraph using at least three complex sentences.
2. Clause Discovery Activity: Provide a text and have students identify and label independent and dependent clauses.
3. Creative Challenges: Challenge students to rewrite sentences with different conjunctions to change their meaning or emphasis.

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