Conjunctions
Conjunctions
Conjunctions
Conjunctions
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Conjunctions
Coordinate
Conjunctions
Coordinating
conjunctions tietogether
wordsandword-groups
whichhave the same
grammatical construction.
Subordinate
Conjunctions
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO
BUT
OR
SO
Istudy
mathematics
andhistory.
Verbs
Wesangand
danced
heartily.
Adjectives
Thebook
wasoldand
soiled.
Theyworked
rapidly but
carefully.
Phrases
Hewentintothe
wateranddown
tothebottom.
Clauses
They waited a
long time,yet
nobody came.
Thewordsugly andmeanarebothnegative
qualities.
Coordinating conjunctions tietogetherwordsandword-groupswhichhavethesame
grammaticalconstruction.
Example:
Explanation
Heisstupidbuthardworking.
Stupidexpressesanegativequalitywhile
hardworkingexpressespositivequality.
Thesecondideaisconstructive.
Coordinating conjunctions tietogetherwordsandword-groupswhichhavethesame
grammaticalconstruction.
The OR type
Orimpliesachoice.
Itconnectsideasofequalvalue,givingoneachanceto
chooseeitheridea.
Examples
Youcancome
todayor
tomorrow.
Icangoorstay
asIplease.
The SO type
Theconjunctionsoisused
whenthesecondpartisa
consequenceoreffectofthe
firstpart.Thesotypediffers
fromtheandtype,which
impliesthesamelineofthought
andfromthebuttype,which
impliesacontrast.Soimplies
thatthesecondpartfollowsas
aresultofthefirstpart.
Heshouted,
so Ihad to
listento
him.
Coordinating conjunctions tietogetherwords
andword-groupswhichhavethesame
grammaticalconstruction.
___1.Itwasraining.Wedidnotgoout.
___2.Itwasawarmday.Wetookoffoursweaters.
___3.Hewasanextravagantperson.Hedidnotspendallhismoney.
___4.Hewasanextravagantperson.Hespenthismoneyfoolishly.
___5.Tellthetruth.Iwillpunishyou.
___6.Tellthetruth.Illnotpunishyou.
___7.Antonlosthisbook.Hedidntlookforit.
___8.Youwillhandinyourthemeontime.Illimposeapenalty.
___9.Josiestudiedhardforthetest.Shegotagoodgrade.
___10.Youarenotpayingattention.Theteacherwillscoldyou.
Assignment
Whatisasubordinateconjunction?
Howdoesitfunctioninasentence?
Conjunctions
It is the part of speech that connects words, phrases or
clauses.
Two Types
Coordinate
Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions tie
togetherwordsandword-groups
whichhave the same
grammatical construction.
Subordinate
Conjunctions
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO
BUT
OR
SO
1.Howmanyideasarejoinedinthefirstlines?Whatarethose?
2.Whataboutinthesecondline?
3.Doesthefirstpartofeverysentenceconveyacompletethought?Why?Whynot?
4.Whatwordisusedtointroducethefirstpartofthesentence?Whatisitsfunctionin
thesentence?
Subordinators
Subordinators arefunctionwordsthatjoindependentclausesto
mainclauses.
They are of two types: those that pattern like because and form that
pattern like who, whom, whose, which and that.
Thesewordsnotonlyintroducethesubordinateclausebutlinkittothemain
clause.Theirchieffunctionistomakeclearexactlywhattherelationbetween
thetwoclausesis.
The chief relations they show are time, place, cause, result,
exception, condition, and alternative.
after
although
as
because
before
eventhough
if,evenif
inorderthat
once
providedthat
since
so[thatimplied],sothat
than
that
though
unless
when,whenever
where,wherever,whereas
whether
while
Subordinating Conjunctions
express various logical relationships
such as:
Purpose
sothat
inorderthat
incase
Theyreadthattheymaylearn.
Theyread,sothat theymaylearn.
Subordinating Conjunctions
express various logical relationships
such as:
Cause
and
Effect
because
since
whereas
inasmuchas
Hefailedbecausehedidnotstudy.
Hecouldnotstandthewindandrainsincehe
fellill.
Subordinating Conjunctions
express various logical relationships
such as:
Manner
as
asif
asthough
insuchawaythat
Tessisactingas ifsheknowseverything.
Subordinating Conjunctions
express various logical relationships
such as:
Condition
if
evenif
unless
incase
intheeventthat
Ifyougowithme,Illtreatyoutoasnack.
Illnotspeaktoyouunlessyougowithme.
Subordinating Conjunctions
express various logical relationships
such as:
Place
here
wherever
IdontknowwhereIlostit.
Theyareintroducedbythepronounswho,whom,
whose,whichandthat.
Examples
Theboywho won the prize is my cousin.
Jaquelineisoneofthepeoplewhom I invited.
Theboysapologizedtothemanwhose window they
had broken.
if
that
when
unless
although
because
since
wherever
___1.Shecouldnotgoout.Shefeltill.
___2.Wewentout.Therainstopped.
___3.Shedidnotknow.Shelostherwatch.
___4.Thechildiscrying.Hehasbeenpunished.
___5.Shewasnotsure.Shecouldgo.
if
that
when
unless
although
because
since
wherever
___6.Shedidntwearhernewshoes.Hermothertoldherto.
___7.Itwasgrowingdark.Shereachedhome.
___8.Illattendyourparty.Youinviteme.
___9.Illbuythatpicture.Itisverypretty.
___10.Shehasalotofbooks.Shedoesntreadthem.
if
that
when
unless
although
because
since
wherever
because
___1.Shecouldnotgoout.Shefeltill.
___2.Wewentout.Therainstopped.
when
that
___3.Shedidnotknow.Shelostherwatch.
___4.Thechildiscrying.Hehasbeenpunished.
because
___5.Shewasnotsure.Shecouldgo.
if
if
that
when
unless
although
because
since
wherever
although
___6.Shedidntwearhernewshoes.Hermothertoldherto.
___7.Itwasgrowingdark.Shereachedhome.
when
___8.Illattendyourparty.Youinviteme.
since
___9.Illbuythatpicture.Itisverypretty.
because
___10.Shehasalotofbooks.Shedoesntreadthem.
although
Assignment
Prepareforanactivityoncoordinating
andsubordinatingconjunctions.
Thank You!
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