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Tie-Dye Day: Joining Ideas with Conjunctions

Sentences about an art club's tie-dye day help students choose and use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions by meaning.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.3.1.h

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Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students choose coordinating conjunctions that show a choice, a result or a different idea.
  • Students use subordinating conjunctions to tell when, why or what could happen.
  • Students tell complete sentences apart from incomplete ones that start with a subordinating conjunction.

How to use

Review the conjunctions in each section box before students begin. Work through the first question of each section together, then let students finish on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.3.1.h

Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

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Tie-Dye Day: Joining Ideas with Conjunctions

Use and, but, or, so, because, when, if and more to join ideas.

Join with and, but, or, so, yet

And, but, or, so and yet are coordinating conjunctions. They join two ideas that are equally important. When they join two sentences, put a comma before the conjunction.

Mr. Diaz's art club made tie-dye shirts on Friday. Every sentence on this worksheet is about their colorful, messy day.
1.
Write a word from the box to finish each sentence. Use each word once.
Word bank: so · but · or

Do you want a striped shirt   a spiral shirt?
Ravi left his shirt in the dye too long,   it turned very dark.
Lila tried to make a heart shape,   it looked more like a circle.

2.
What does the coordinating conjunction show in each sentence? Sort the sentences.
Omar squeezed the bottle too hard, so dye splashed on the table.We can use red dye, or we can use purple dye.Lila's shirt dripped on the floor, yet nobody slipped.June wore gloves, so her hands stayed clean.Omar wanted bright colors, but his shirt turned out pale.Should we hang the shirts outside, or should we dry them indoors?
Shows a choiceShows a resultShows a different idea
3.
Read these two sentences.
The shirt was still wet. Omar hung it on the fence.
Which sentence joins them correctly with a coordinating conjunction?
  • A. The shirt was still wet, or Omar hung it on the fence.
  • B. The shirt was still wet because Omar hung it on the fence.
  • C. The shirt was still wet, Omar hung it on the fence.
  • D. The shirt was still wet, so Omar hung it on the fence.

Join with because, when, if, until

Because, when, after, before, if and until are subordinating conjunctions. Each one begins a part of a sentence that cannot stand alone. That part tells why, when or what could happen.

4.
What does the part that starts with the subordinating conjunction tell? Sort the sentences.
After the shirts sat in their bags all night, we rinsed them.We wore old clothes because dye can stain.If dye gets on your skin, wash it off with soap.We can dye socks next week if there is dye left over.Mr. Diaz smiled because every shirt looked different.When June untied her shirt, she saw a bright swirl.
Tells whyTells whenTells what could happen
5.
Which conjunction best completes the sentence?
Wear gloves ______ you squeeze the dye bottles.
  • A. although
  • B. or
  • C. when
  • D. unless
6.
Which conjunction best completes the sentence?
______ it rains on Saturday, we will dye shirts in the gym.
  • A. If
  • B. Until
  • C. So
  • D. Or
7.
Read these two sentences.
Ravi opened his bag. Then he saw a dark purple spiral.
Which sentence joins these ideas and keeps their meaning?
  • A. Ravi opened his bag because he saw a dark purple spiral.
  • B. When Ravi opened his bag, he saw a dark purple spiral.
  • C. Ravi opened his bag, or he saw a dark purple spiral.
  • D. When Ravi saw a dark purple spiral, he opened his bag.
8.
Circle the subordinating conjunction in this sentence.

Omarfinishedhisshirtfirst,buthewaitedforhisfriendsbeforehewentoutside.

Complete sentences

A part that starts with a subordinating conjunction needs another part that can stand alone.

9.
Which one is a complete sentence?
  • A. Because the shirts were still wet and dripping.
  • B. When the shirts were wet and we hung them outside.
  • C. Because the shirts were wet, we hung them outside.
  • D. We hung the shirts outside on the line because.
10.
Finish this sentence in your own words.
The dye bottle tipped over, so …
11.
Write a sentence about something you would like to make. Use the conjunction if.

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