Conjunctions

Have you been absent from your class

before? When was that? Why you
were absent?
I was absent from my classes last ____________________.
I was absent from my classes because ________________.
I missed my classes’ last ____________________________.
I missed my classes because ________________________.
Study the following sentences.
You rest and sleep
because you have a
bad cold.
You rest and
sleep if you
have a bad cold.
When you have a
bad cold, you rest
and sleep.
Since you have
a bad cold, you
rest and sleep.
Use the conjunctions because, so that, when, unless or if to
connect the ideas in each sentence.

a. Justine brings a waterjug ________ he goes

hiking.
b. I have enjoyed hiking _________ I was seven.
c. You will enjoy more __________ you hike with a
group.
d. I bring the pechay harvest to the market
_________ I can sell them to earn some money.
e. Worse, I hurt my ankle _________ I tripped over a
rock lying on the trail.
*Conjunctions are words that link one part of a sentence to
another. They can join words phrases, or entire sentences.
*Words like because, so that, when, unless, and if connect
words or phrases. They are called conjunctions.
*These meaning can help:
*Because - for the reason that
*So that - in order to
*When - denotes time
*Unless - except in the condition that
*If - expresses a condition
Guided Practice
Combine the following pairs of sentences using appropriate conjunctions like
because, so that, when, unless and if.

1. I like farming. It is
very challenging.
2. I started gardening.
I was seven.
 3. I save some of my earnings
in the bank. I can buy my
favorite books.
4. I did not go to school. It’s
Saturday morning. I watered my
plants.
5. A fellow scout or classmate
can help you. You are hurt.
Ask three of your classmates to answer the questions or complete the
statement below. Record every answer. Write your classmates’ answer on
a piece of paper and report it to the class.

1.Why should we have vegetable

gardens in our backyard?
2.When is the best time to plant
pechay?
3.We study hard so that…
4.We can learn anything fast if…
5.I will not go camping unless…
Construct the sentence by adding an appropriate
dependent clause to the given conjunctions.
1. It was warm and bright day when ____________.
2. Vince and Allyza dressed up well because
____________.
3. The girls practiced for long hours so that
____________.
4. They would not join the singing contest
unless _____________.
5. If _______________, you should develop it by
using it well.
Assignment

Write a short paragraph

about your summer vacation
using the conjunctions
because, so that, when,
unless and if.