Move the subordinate clause to the front
Teacher edition · Grade 5 · Lesson 23 ·
Sentence drill
Writing Book 5 · sheet 62
Put the dependent idea first.
2. Your turn
In your notebook: make this move on four sentences, double-spaced.
Below is what a full, correct answer looks like. Children's wording will differ and should — mark the thing this lesson taught, not everything at once.
Read one sentence before and after the move.model — accept any answer that does the same job
3. Before you finish
Read one sentence before and after the move.
Watch forThe comma moves with the clause. A fronted clause takes one; a trailing clause usually does not.