Joining Words with 'And'
Join words and clauses using the conjunction 'and' to create longer sentences
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“When your child is telling you about their day, can they write two ideas joined together with the word 'and' — like "I had lunch and then we played outside"?”
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- Activity. Join words and clauses using the conjunction 'and' to create longer sentences
What to notice. Combine two simple sentences using 'and' (e.g. 'I like cats and dogs') • Join two related clauses with 'and' (e.g. 'We went to the park and we played') • Use 'and' in lists of items within a sentence
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When your child is telling you about their day, can they write two ideas joined together with the word 'and' — like "I had lunch and then we played outside"?
Join words and clauses using the conjunction 'and' to create longer sentences
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- Combine two simple sentences using 'and' (e.g. 'I like cats and dogs')
- Join two related clauses with 'and' (e.g. 'We went to the park and we played')
- Use 'and' in lists of items within a sentence
“When your child is telling you about their day, can they write two ideas joined together with the word 'and' — like "I had lunch and then we played outside"?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 5–7
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