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Y6 Summer Term Part 2. CW Lesson 2

Sentences may contain a main and a subordinate clause.

Use a ruler to underline the main clauses in these sentences.

1. When I get up in the morning, I feel very tired.

2. Although I don’t like cheese, those sandwiches are delicious.

3. The lady, who looks after the children, is retiring.

4. Jesus, who is the Son of God, performed many miracles.

5. Mr James left early because he was going to London.

Use a ruler to underline the subordinate clauses in these sentences.

1. My friend, who is called Jack, is sharing his lunch with me.

2. It was getting dark when we arrived home.

3. Although we live in the UK, we can travel to other parts of the world.

4. My new coat, which I bought yesterday, has got dirty.

5. This computer, although it’s my dad’s, is very unreliable.

Join these pairs of sentences with a conjunction to make one sentence with two clauses.

You may have to change some words too.

1. Joseph was given a coloured coat. His father gave it to him.

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2. Joseph’s brothers were jealous of him. He was Jacob’s favourite son.

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3. The brothers threw Joseph down a pit. They wanted to get rid of him

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Turn these sentences around to put the subordinate clause first.

1. We were disturbed by a loud bang which we heard in the attic.

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2. It was very dark when we got home.

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 Choose four proverbs from Proverbs 11 to change the order of the main and
subordinate clauses.

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