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Bring sentence structure to life with this engaging comma and conjunction writing resource!

Students practise building compound sentences by identifying subjects and predicates, selecting the most effective FANBOYS coordinating conjunction, and rewriting independent clauses with precision — strengthening their understanding of how punctuation and conjunctions shape meaning.

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What’s included in this teacher resource?

• 3 x differentiated activities to support and extend a range of learners.
• Guided tasks where students:
  • Identify the subject and box the predicate in sentences.
  • Choose the most suitable FANBOYS coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses.
  • Rewrite and combine sentences correctly using commas.
  • Extend their thinking through open-ended sentence-building challenges.
• Teacher answer sheets for efficient marking and modelling.
• Worked examples for demonstrations and visible learning.
• Scaffolding supports to guide practice and sentence construction.

Perfect for explicit teaching and independent practice, this resource builds confidence with commas in compound sentences while encouraging precision, clarity and flexible sentence crafting in the classroom.

Format: PDF

Aligned to Australian Curriculum Outcome: Understand how to use the comma for lists, to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause, and in dialogue (AC9E6LA09)

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