Conjunctions
There are two kinds of
conjunctions - Coordinating
conjunctions and Subordinating
conjunctions.
“TANGSUYUK GAME!”
“Punishment”
Punishment
BANANA
TOMATO
CAMERA
MALASIA
BICYCLE
Coordinating CONJUNCTIONS
Are words that link other words, phrases,
clauses or sentences together.
Joining two or more words:
The dog scratched and panted.
Joining two or more phrases:
My doctor can choose to measure my
height, my weight or check my
temperature.
Joining two or more sentences
Eric wants to play basketball
Annie wants to play soccer.
Eric wants to play basketball, but Annie
wants to play soccer.
FOR
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO
Coordinating Conjuction
Coordinating Conjunctions: Words
that are used to connect two or
more independent clauses in a
sentence. A comma comes BEFORE
the conjunction.
COORDINATIN
G MEANING EXAMPLE
CONJUCTION
FOR “reason” – same I did my homework,
meaning as “because” for I wanted a good
grade in the class.
COORDINATIN
G MEANING EXAMPLE
CONJUCTION
And “addition” – puts two I did my homework,
similar ideas together” and I cleaned my
room.
COORDINATIN
G MEANING EXAMPLE
CONJUCTION
Nor “addition of negative I didn’t do my
ideas” homework, nor did I
clean my room.
COORDINATIN
G MEANING EXAMPLE
CONJUCTION
But “contrast” – puts two I did my homework,
opposite ideas together but I didn’t clean my
room.
COORDINATIN
G MEANING EXAMPLE
CONJUCTION
Or Choice I will study, or I will
clean my room.
COORDINATIN
G MEANING EXAMPLE
CONJUCTION
Yet a surprising opposite I did my homework,
yet I couldn’t
answer the question
in class.
COORDINATIN
G MEANING EXAMPLE
CONJUCTION
So Result – shows an I did my homework,
effect or conclusion so I was able to
participate in class..
Examples ;
I do not eat buttons, for they are not food.
Would you rather have a pet bear or a pet giraffe?
She won’t leave her tree nor will she speak with humans
Susan is an amazing wife and
wonderful mom.
They couldn’t afford the
apartment, for it was too
expensive.
I was quite anxious at the beginning, but
eventually I managed to pull myself together.
Ben says that he is busy all the time, yet he has
time to play online games.
Bill is allergic to dairy, so he doesn't eat butter
Q1 – The woman spoke neither Polish
___ Russian.
or
nor
Q2 - She tried to learn Chinese
_____ it was too difficult.
yet
but
Q3 - Last night I was very tired
______ I went to sleep.
so
for
Q4 - We have tickets for the cinema
_______the opera.
and
or
Q5 - Would you like orange juice
______ cola?
or
so
Q6 -She is good at Math, _____ her
favorite subject is history.
yet
for
Q7 - This is Mary. She is very rich
______ she isn't happy.
for
but
Q8 - He easily passed the exams,
_____ he studied quite thoroughly
for
so
Q9 - I'm Polish __________my mother
is Russian.
so
but
Q10 - Chris needed some money
__________ he borrowed some from
his parents
so
but
Subordinating conjunctions
establish relationships between two ideas
and always come at the beginning of a
subordinate or dependent clause.
Unite Independent and dependent clause.
Herbert perform his
irresponsible
experiments because he
was curious.
So, how do we use subordinating
conjunctions?
Subordinating conjunctions are the
first words within a subordinate clause.
Subordinate clauses do not make
sense on their own.
Timothy liked to wash the
dishes, but Becky preferred
to sweep the floor
.
Timothy liked to
Becky preferred to
wash the sweep the floor.
dishes.
Although she loved Sir Reginal,
Lady Penelope hated his pranks
Some Subordinating Conjunctions
After It When
Although If only Where
As Like Whereas
As if Now that Wherever
Because Rather than Whether
Before Since Which
Even if So that While
Even though That
Though
Unless
Until
So, how do we use subordinating
conjunctions?
Subordinating conjunctions are the
first words within a subordinate
clause. Subordinate clauses do not
make sense on their own.
Can you spot the subordinate
clause and the subordinating
conjunction in this sentence?
Whales give birth to
live young
as they are mammals.
Can you spot the subordinate
clause and the subordinating
conjunction in this sentence?
The eager pupils sped into
school when the bell rang.
Can you spot the subordinate
clause and the subordinating
conjunction in this sentence?
The hopeless rugby team lost the
game because they hadn’t
trained.
In the sentences we have looked at so far, the subordinate
clause has always come after the main clause but watch...
The eager pupils sped into school when
the bell rang.
When the bell rang, the eager pupils
sped into school.
Rule
Subordinating conjunctions can also be used as
the first word in a sentence. When the
subordinate clause comes before the main clause,
make sure you remember to use a comma to
mark where the subordinate clause ends.
Can you swap these sentences around so
that the subordinate clause comes before
the main clause?
Don’t forget your commas!
Whales give birth to live
young as they are mammals.
Correct!
As they are mammals, whales
give birth to live young.
Can you swap these sentences around
so that the subordinate clause comes
before the main clause?
Don’t forget your commas!
The hopeless rugby team
lost the game because
they hadn’t trained.
Correct!
Because they hadn’t trained,
the hopeless rugby team lost
the game.
For example:
Carly played outside in the yard until it was too dark to see.
We went to the diner after the movie, then we went home.
This car is much larger than the one we used to have.
I didn't go to school yesterday because I was not feeling well.
The swimmers stayed close to shore as the waves were very powerful.
