In my classroom, I have displayed on the wall a poster showing 100 connectives, which I obtained from a teacher whose online 'handle' is erylands. That's not an answer, just an observation prompted by coincidence - and other than that, I haven't a clue...
And I think BB meant to say 'conjunctions' - smacked wrists for 'connectives'. The term 'speech marks' is not allowed either.
And a smacked wrist right back at you... Connectives join two separate ideas in two sentences or paragraphs. They usually come at the start of a sentence. Whereas...conjunctions join two ideas in the same sentence.
HMI don't like the term 'connectives' - they must be called conjunctions. Which makes sense as most 6/7 year olds are more familiar with the verb 'to conjoin' than 'to connect'. 'Fronted adverbials' for the start of sentences, now. The term 'connective' is punishable by death.
So the Tories have now jackbooted Grammar Nazis into English schools? My school is due an HMIE inspection soon - they usually arrive on a Monday and are gone by Wednesday. Luckily for them I only work on Tuesdays/Thursdays and Friday mornings. On Tuesdays my class spend a third of the day with the PE teacher, so the inspectors' time to annoy me is limited. If they tried to take me to task over my use of the word 'connectives', they'd find out an alternative meaning for the verb 'conjoined'...
cmon folks..... Think Watford, 100 consecutive, a date this weekend, some link to a major Irish city, and not to be confused with someone connected originally with Abraham Martin and John. .......
Sod. OK. He was a D-Day veteran. He didn't design sports cars but he did design vehicles. But it was his vehicles' drivers who were famous. And definitely where they lived. He passed away last year, aged 95.
