Subordinating Conjunctions for Contrast Activity

Looking for a fantastic and fun way to teach your students about using subordinating conjunctions to express contrast in their writing? This set of 24 digital tasks is perfect for individual or whole-class learning!

Students will be required to read the sentence on each slide, and identify if it uses a subordinating conjunction for contrast correctly. 

Subordinating conjunctions for contrast introduce subordinate clauses that express a contradictory or opposing idea to the main clause. These conjunctions help writers highlight differences, show unexpected outcomes, or present contrasting information within a sentence. Here are some common subordinating conjunctions for contrast:

• Although
• Even though
• Though
• While
• Whereas
• But

When teaching students to incorporate subordinating conjunctions for contrast in their writing, it’s essential to teach that the subordinate clause effectively presents an idea that contradicts or contrasts with the main clause. 

How to Use This Subordinating Conjunctions for Contrast Activity

Download your copy of the resource using the green Download button. You will be prompted to create a copy of the Google Slides resource. Save your copy locally for future use. 

Ensure you assign this interactive resource in Presenter mode for the interactive features to work correctly and enable your students to self-pace their completion of the tasks.

This teaching resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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