Crack the Case: Subordinating Conjunctions

Investigate a museum heist with the help of subordinating conjunctions in this fifth-grade worksheet! Students will combine each pair of sentences into a complex sentence by using the provided subordinating conjunction. As they’re creating the complex sentence, learners may find that rearranging the clauses helps the sentence sound more natural.

This practice will show young writers how dependent and independent clauses can be connected through a subordinating conjunction. Complex sentences can add variety to a student’s writing and show relationships between ideas, helping to make writing clearer and more engaging. This worksheet will also prompt learners to use correct punctuation based on the order of the clauses.

Check out Completing Sentences With Subordinating Conjunctions #1 for more practice. If students need a review, try Identify Subordinating Conjunctions: Camping Trip.