Description
Looking for a clear, engaging way to teach conjunctions and sentence structure? This printable poster set is designed to strengthen your students’ understanding of syntax—how words and phrases combine to form meaning in sentences.
For students with reading disabilities or language-based learning differences, explicit syntax instruction is essential. Understanding how conjunctions connect clauses helps students decode complex sentences, improve comprehension, and write with greater fluency. These posters make those invisible grammar patterns visible—perfect for middle school reading intervention, ELA classrooms, or grammar review.
Use them as anchor charts, bulletin board displays, or interactive notebook pages to give students daily visual support during grammar, fluency, or writing lessons.
✅ What’s Included
5 Full-Page Posters (in both print and script styles):
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What Do Conjunctions Do? / What Is a Clause?
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Coordinating Conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
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Subordinating Conjunctions (after, when, until, before, if, since)
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Subordinating Conjunctions (AWUBIS)
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Subordinating Conjunctions (AAAWWUBBIS)
30 Half-Page Posters (in both print and script styles):
Each includes the conjunction, its purpose, and sample sentences for practice. (FANBOYS conjunctions include commas to reinforce punctuation rules.)
Conjunctions featured: but, so, for, and, nor, yet, or, because, before, after, when, whenever, if, even though, although, since, unless, until, while, where, whereas, as, as if, as long as, in order that, so that, and more!
💡 Ways to Use
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Display as a grammar or syntax anchor chart
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Add half-page posters to student notebooks or grammar folders
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Use in sentence-combining or fluency practice lessons
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Color-code coordinating vs. subordinating conjunctions
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Encourage students to write original sentences with each word
The classic marble background looks great printed in grayscale or on colored paper.
🧠 Why Teach Syntax?
For many striving or struggling readers, sentence structure can be a hidden barrier to comprehension. Teaching how conjunctions link ideas helps students:
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Recognize relationships between clauses and ideas
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Read complex sentences more smoothly
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Write and speak using academic sentence structures
When students understand syntax, they don’t just memorize rules—they gain tools for thinking, reading, and writing with clarity. Make it easy with these posters!
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