Conjunctions

and
Connectives
and
but
because
when
which
with
if
Words that link parts of text
therefore
however
furthermore
additionally
later
earlier

A conjunction is a joiner, a word that connects

A conjunction is a joiner, a word that connects
parts of a sentence.
parts of a sentence.

There are three basic types of conjunctions.

There are three basic types of conjunctions.

coordinating conjunctions
coordinating conjunctions
used to connect two
used to connect two
independent clauses,
independent clauses,

subordinating conjunctions
subordinating conjunctions
used to connect the
used to connect the
dependent clause and the rest of the sentence, and
dependent clause and the rest of the sentence, and

correlative conjunctions
correlative conjunctions
which always travel in
which always travel in
pairs, and join sentence parts that should be treated
pairs, and join sentence parts that should be treated
as equal.
as equal.
COORDINATING
COORDINATING
CONJUNCTIONS
CONJUNCTIONS

Coordinatin conjunctions may join sinle words, or

Coordinatin conjunctions may join sinle words, or
they may join roups of words,
they may join roups of words,

They always join similar elements! e..

They always join similar elements! e..
subject"subject, verb phrase"verb phrase,
subject"subject, verb phrase"verb phrase,
sentence"sentence.
sentence"sentence.

The seven coordinatin conjunctions in #nlish are!

The seven coordinatin conjunctions in #nlish are!

$%& $%&

A'( A'(

'%& '%&

)*T )*T

%& %&

+#T +#T

,% ,%
EASY REINDER
EASY REINDER

An easy way to remember these six

An easy way to remember these six
conjunctions is to think of the word
conjunctions is to think of the word
$A')%+,. #ach of the letters in this
$A')%+,. #ach of the letters in this
somewhat unlikely word is the first letter of
somewhat unlikely word is the first letter of
one of the coordinatin conjunctions.
one of the coordinatin conjunctions.

Amon the coordinatin conjunctions, the

Amon the coordinatin conjunctions, the
most common, of course, are A'(, )*T and
most common, of course, are A'(, )*T and
%&.
%&.
Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses toether.
SU!ORDINATING
SU!ORDINATING
CONJUNCTIONS
CONJUNCTIONS
-
A subordinatin conjunction is a word
which joins toether a dependent clause and
an independent clause.
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Common subordinatin conjunctions!
)#CA*,#, A,, ,.'C#, ,%,
A/T0%*10, 2even3 T0%*10,
W0#&#A,, W0./#, A$T#&
Correlative CONJUNCTIONS
Correlative CONJUNCTIONS

,ome conjunctions
,ome conjunctions
combine with other
combine with other
words to form what are
words to form what are
called correlative
called correlative
conjunctions. They
conjunctions. They
always travel in pairs,
always travel in pairs,
joinin sentence parts
joinin sentence parts
that should be treated as
that should be treated as
equal.
equal.
Common Correlative
Common Correlative
Conjunctions!
Conjunctions!
both . . . and
both . . . and
not only . . . but also
not only . . . but also
not . . . but
not . . . but
either . . . or
either . . . or
neither . . . nor
neither . . . nor
whether . . . or
whether . . . or
as . . . as
as . . . as
,usie saw a do.
The do only had three les.
Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses toether.
,usie saw a do, which only had three les.
,arah ran away from the do.
The do barked at ,arah.
,arah ran away because the do barked.
,arah ran away when the do barked.
Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses toether.
,arah ran away until the do barked.