• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Relative clauses). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. Which part of the sentence is the relative clause? The man who lives next door has a parrot. (who lives next door / next door has / has a parrot / The man) → who lives next doorPrompt: Look for who, which, that, where, when or whose.
2. Which sentence correctly joins these two sentences with a relative clause? Ms Chen gave us a test. Her lessons are fun. (Ms Chen, who lessons are fun, gave us a test. / Ms Chen, which lessons are fun, gave us a test. / Ms Chen whose, lessons are fun gave us a test. / Ms Chen, whose lessons are fun, gave us a test.) → Ms Chen, whose lessons are fun, gave us a test.Prompt: Which relative pronoun matches the noun (person, thing, place, belonging)?
3. Which part of the sentence is the relative clause? The book that I borrowed was really funny. (that I borrowed / The book / was really funny / I borrowed was) → that I borrowedPrompt: Look for who, which, that, where, when or whose.

• Show a sentence with the grammar point used wrongly and ask what sounds odd.
• Share the objective: Independent clause, dependent clause or phrase?. Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: Is the group of words in brackets an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase? [until the rain stops]
• Step 1: A clause has a subject and a verb. An independent clause makes sense alone; a dependent clause needs a main clause. A phrase has no subject–verb pair.
• Step 2: 'Until' introduces a dependent clause.
• Step 3: So the answer is: dependent clause
• Answer: dependent clause
• Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

• Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
• Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.

1. Is the group of words in brackets an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase? [who lives next door] (independent clause / dependent clause / phrase (not a clause)) → dependent clausePrompt: Does it have a subject AND a verb? If not, it's a phrase.
2. Read the question and choose. Which part of this sentence is the dependent clause? "The girl who won the race is my sister." (The girl is my sister / the race / who won the race / is my sister) → who won the racePrompt: Look for a subordinating word (when, because, although, if, until, who).

• Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
• Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 6 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

• Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.

1. Is the group of words in brackets an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase? [that we planted last spring] (independent clause / dependent clause / phrase (not a clause)) → dependent clausePrompt: Does it have a subject AND a verb? If not, it's a phrase.
2. Read the question and choose. Which part of this sentence is the independent clause? "Although the film was long, nobody left early." (the film was / long / Although the film was long / nobody left early) → nobody left earlyPrompt: Look for a subordinating word (when, because, although, if, until, who).

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-7.