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Syntactic parsing: clauses

Year 7 bridging · Year 7 bridging · G3.3 — Main and subordinate clauses; relative clauses

Draft — awaiting teacher review

Builds on: Past and present tense (Year 2), Apostrophes for possession (Year 4)

I

Concept Anchor

A main clause makes sense alone. A subordinate clause adds information but cannot stand alone; it often begins with a conjunction (because, although, when) or a relative pronoun (who, which, that).

Worked example

“Although it was raining, we played outside.”

  1. 1.Find the verbs: ‘was raining’, ‘played’.
  2. 2.Test each part alone: ‘we played outside’ makes sense.
  3. 3.‘Although it was raining’ does not stand alone.
  4. 4.Main: ‘we played outside’; subordinate: ‘Although it was raining’.
II

Guided Check

Underline the relative clause: “The boy who won the race smiled.”

    III

    Independent Diagnostic Practice

    Q1Year 7 bridgingG3.3 — Main and subordinate clauses·Fluency·●○○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    “When the bell rang, the children lined up.” Which part is the main clause?

    Q2Year 7 bridgingG3.4 — Relative clauses·Reasoning·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Which sentence contains a relative clause?

    Q3Year 7 bridgingG1.1 — Word classes·Problem Solving·●●●Draft — awaiting teacher review

    In “She will quickly finish the final chapter,” what word class is ‘final’?