Starter quiz
- What kind of word starts a relative clause?
- subordinating conjunction
- relative pronoun ✓
- noun
- relative conjunction
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- Which of the following can be subordinating conjunctions that start adverbial clauses?
- because ✓
- after ✓
- whose
- who
- as ✓
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- Which of the following could complete the adverbial clause in this sentence? 'I have known her since __________.'
- she is my cousin
- I was six ✓
- she arrived at this school ✓
- 2022
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- Where is a relative clause always placed?
- before a noun or noun phrase
- after a noun or noun phrase ✓
- in the middle of a sentence
- at the end of a sentence
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- Which sentences contain a relative clause?
- 1st January, when my parents got married, is a special day for me. ✓
- I rolled my eyes at Izzy, who was being silly. ✓
- Izzy was being silly and I rolled my eyes at her.
- My parents got married on 1st January.
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- What is the relative clause in the following sentence? 'The people that I love are all here with me.'
- the people that I love
- are all here with me
- that I love ✓
- that I love are all here
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their meanings.
- verb⇔the action in the sentence ✓
- subject⇔the noun doing the action ✓
- object⇔the noun the action is done to ✓
- Match the keywords to the relevant parts of the sentence: 'Tomorrow, she will make some money.'
- some money⇔object ✓
- she⇔subject ✓
- will make⇔verb ✓
- Match the keywords to the relevant parts of the sentence: 'This morning, my baby brother brushed his teeth carefully.'
- my baby brother⇔subject ✓
- brushed⇔verb ✓
- his teeth⇔object ✓
- How many subjects are there in the following compound sentence and what are they? 'Alex will wash the floor and I will polish the knives.'
- two (floor, knives)
- two (Alex, I) ✓
- one (Alex)
- one (I)
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- Which of these sentences contain an object?
- Just then, Sofia interrupted.
- Just then, Sofia interrupted the song. ✓
- On Tuesday, we will visit your nan. ✓
- We will visit on Tuesday.
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- Which compound sentence contains two objects?
- I ate lunch, but Laura didn't.
- We wanted cheese sandwiches, but we got ham. ✓
- Andeep waited and I annoyed him.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Any clause is a group of words that contains a verb.
- Given that any clause contains a verb, it must contain an agent that does or is the verb.
- The noun, noun phrase or pronoun that does the verb is the subject.
- Some sentences have the verb acting on another noun, noun phrase or pronoun.
- The noun, noun phrase or pronoun that receives the action is the object.
Common misconception
Pupils may think any group of words following a verb is an object.
A noun, noun phrase or pronoun that directly follows a verb can be an object.
Keywords
Clause - a group of words that contains a verb
Verb - a being, doing or having word
Subject - the noun that does or is the main verb in a clause
Object - the noun that receives the action of the main verb in a clause
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