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Conjunction Notes

This document defines and provides examples of the three types of conjunctions: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating. Coordinating conjunctions connect individual words or groups of words and include words like and, but, or, yet, for, nor, and so. Correlative conjunctions come in pairs like either/or and neither/nor and connect individual words or groups of words. Subordinating conjunctions introduce subordinate clauses and include words like although, because, before, since, when, while, and until.

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Conjunction Notes

This document defines and provides examples of the three types of conjunctions: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating. Coordinating conjunctions connect individual words or groups of words and include words like and, but, or, yet, for, nor, and so. Correlative conjunctions come in pairs like either/or and neither/nor and connect individual words or groups of words. Subordinating conjunctions introduce subordinate clauses and include words like although, because, before, since, when, while, and until.

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Conjunction Notes

Presented by: Mrs. Vallejo

(definition) connect words or groups of words.


There are three kinds of conjunctions. Coordinating, Correlative and

Conjunctions

Subordinating

1. Coordinating Conjunctions:
is a single connecting word.

Example: and, but, or, yet, for, nor, so

Example of Words:
Pete and Terry are good friends. (Nouns) Did you speak with him or her? (Pronouns) The dog growled and barked at me. (Verbs) The box was long and narrow. (Adjectives) She spoke softly yet urgently. (Adverbs)

Group of Words:
He looked on the chair and under the chair. (Prepositional phrases) Katy began the job but did not finish. (Complete predicates) You should remove the bread from the oven, or it will burn. (Sentences)

2.

are pairs of conjunctions. Correlative conjunctions also connect words or groups of words.

Correlative Conjunctions:

Example :

both/and either/or neither/nor not only/but also whether/or

Example of Words:
Both the temperature and the humidity were high yesterday. (Nouns) That coat is neither warm nor comfortable. (Adjectives)

Group of Words:

Either Eva will come to our house, or we will see her at my cousins house. (Sentences)

3. Subordinating Conjunctions:

cannot stand alone as a sentence. They begin a clause that cannot stand alone and joins it to a clause that can stand alone. A clause is a group of words with a subject and verb.

Example: The fans were quiet while the golfer putted. Although I prefer peaches, I also like strawberries.

Common Subordinate Conjunctions


After Although As As far as As if As long as as soon as in order that until as though since when because so that whenever before than where even though though wherever if unless while

The End
Relax your hand, and get ready to enjoy the show. NO TALKING!

Identifying Conjunctions
Click on the yellow button to test your knowledge on conjunctions!

Conjunctions Graph

Copy & Check Conjunctions

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