Compound and Complex Sentences Posters & Activities | FANBOYS and Subordinating Conjunctions

Help students understand the difference between compound and complex sentences with this clear and engaging classroom resource!

Designed for middle and upper primary students, this resource includes two colourful reference posters and a range of activities that guide students from identifying sentence structures to confidently constructing and applying them in their own writing.

What’s included:

• Compound Sentences poster featuring the FANBOYS conjunctions

• Complex Sentences poster featuring common subordinating conjunctions

• Activities for identifying main and subordinate clauses

• Simple, compound and complex sentence sorting

• Conjunction selection activities

• Sentence-building tasks

• Clause-order and comma-placement practice

• Sentence editing activities

• Picture-prompt writing

• Independent sentence and paragraph writing

Students will learn how to:

• Identify main and subordinate clauses

• Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions

• Build meaningful compound and complex sentences

• Place commas correctly

• Vary their sentence structures

• Apply their learning to independent writing

Perfect for explicit grammar lessons, literacy rotations, independent practice, revision, homework or writing centres.