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    This document provides a summary of conjunctions used to connect clauses and sentences. It discusses three main types of conjunctions - coordinating, subordinating, and correlative. Coordinating conjunctions like and, but, or can link two main clauses. Subordinating conjunctions like although, because, until can link main and subordinate clauses. Correlative conjunctions like both/and, either/or, not only/but also tag team parts of a sentence. The document also discusses adverbs and adverbial phrases that have cohesive properties. It provides examples and practice questions to help the learner identify conjunction types and correctly use them in sentences.

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    This document provides a summary of conjunctions used to connect clauses and sentences. It discusses three main types of conjunctions - coordinating, subordinating, and correlative. Coordinating conjunctions like and, but, or can link two main clauses. Subordinating conjunctions like although, because, until can link main and subordinate clauses. Correlative conjunctions like both/and, either/or, not only/but also tag team parts of a sentence. The document also discusses adverbs and adverbial phrases that have cohesive properties. It provides examples and practice questions to help the learner identify conjunction types and correctly use them in sentences.

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    This document provides a summary of conjunctions used to connect clauses and sentences. It discusses three main types of conjunctions - coordinating, subordinating, and correlative. Coordinating conjunctions like and, but, or can link two main clauses. Subordinating conjunctions like although, because, until can link main and subordinate clauses. Correlative conjunctions like both/and, either/or, not only/but also tag team parts of a sentence. The document also discusses adverbs and adverbial phrases that have cohesive properties. It provides examples and practice questions to help the learner identify conjunction types and correctly use them in sentences.

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    SPaG Samurai Training

    Grammar – Conjunctions
    Learn the Ways of the Samurai
    Conjunctions are used to connect clauses and sentences together.
    There are three main types of conjunction:
    co-ordinating and but or if so yet
    These can be used to link two main clauses to make compound sentences.
    subordinating although because until while whenever
    These can link main and subordinate clauses in complex sentences.
    correlative both/and either/or not only/but also
    Tag-teams that show how one part of a sentence relates to another.

    Adverbs and adverbial phrases also have cohesive properties:


    adding again also as well furthermore in addition finally
    comparing and contrasting similarly equally likewise conversely whereas
    exemplifying for example for instance namely indeed
    emphasising above all in particular significantly especially
    qualifying however although unless except
    Practise the Ways
    1. Correct or incorrect...? 2. Identify whether the sentence uses a co-ordinating,
    subordinating or correlative conjunction.
    a) He had won lots of trophies
    because he was young. a) Jemima is not only a talented musician but also a
    fine athlete.
    b) They raced to the hospital
    so they arrived late. b) I went up the Eiffel Tower even though I don’t
    like heights.
    c) Neither my parents nor my
    friends knew what to say. c) Pupils are expected to arrive on time and with their
    homework done.
    d) Sally wanted to bake a cake but
    didn’t have the correct ingredients. d) Things haven’t been the same since she left.
    e) We could go to the library or to the zoo. e) I will not pass unless I work even harder.

    4. Match the sentence with the


    correct conjunction.
    3. Identify the odd one out.
    a) Lucas is very loud, ______ Milo is quiet.
    a) too also as well except furthermore
    b) The sun was shining ______ I wanted
    b) however because although alternatively on the other hand an ice cream.
    c) however equally likewise as with similarly c) I can go ______ the light turns green.
    d) whereas by contrast similarly alternatively conversely d) Sean wanted to speak up ______ wasn’t
    e) in addition furthermore moreover also therefore brave enough.
    e) ______ hard at work, a thought
    struck her.
    Have You Mastered It?
    1. Correct or incorrect...? 2. Identify whether the sentence uses a co-ordinating,
    subordinating or correlative conjunction.
    a) He had won lots of trophies
    because he was young. a) Jemima is not only a talented musician but also a
    fine athlete. correlative
    b) They raced to the hospital
    so they arrived late. b) I went up the Eiffel Tower even though I don’t
    like heights. subordinating
    c) Neither my parents nor my
    friends knew what to say. c) Pupils are expected to arrive on time and with their
    homework done. co-ordinating
    d) Sally wanted to bake a cake but
    didn’t have the correct ingredients. d) Things haven’t been the same since she left. subordinating
    e) We could go to the library or to the zoo. e) I will not pass unless I work even harder. subordinating

    4. Match the sentence with the


    3. Identify the odd one out. correct conjunction.
    a) except a) Lucas is very loud, whereas Milo is quiet.
    b) because b) The sun was shining so I wanted an ice cream.
    c) however c) I can go once the light turns green.
    d) similarly d) Sean wanted to speak up but wasn’t brave enough.
    e) therefore Full marks
    e) While hard at work, a thought struck her.
    to secure

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