Identify and Categorize the Conjunction
Identify the conjunction and its type:
Before we go to practice, we need to change into our uniforms.
What is before; a subordinating conjunction?
It was raining, but we played outside anyway.
What is independent & independent; It & we.
the thief escaped
What is a clause; independent?
Write a sentence that uses the following conjunction. Your sentence must also use a comma as an effect of using the conjunction:
for
[independent clause], for [independent clause].
What is the sentence type?
I have ten pages left to read, but I am so tired.
What is compound?
Identify the conjunction and its type:
Are you going with us or with them?
What is or; a coordinating conjunction?
Although the weather was was dismal, the children still played outside.
What is dependent & independent; weather and children?
as the moon rose
What is a clause; dependent/subordinate?
Write a sentence that uses the following conjunction. Your sentence must also use a comma as an effect of using the conjunction:
or
[independent clause], or [independent clause].
OR
[subject][verb] [word/phrase], [word/phrase], or [word/phrase].
Ex: I can play Zelda, Metroid, or Mario Kart.
What is the sentence type?
We should have a snack while we do our homework.
What is complex?
Identify the conjunction and its type:
Can I have peanut butter and jelly?
What is and; a coordinating conjunction?
I had never been so humiliated in my entire life.
What is independent; I?
sat in the corner like a lost puppy.
What is a phrase; the subject?
Write a sentence that uses the following conjunction. Your sentence must also use a comma as an effect of using the conjunction:
and
[independent clause], and [independent clause]
What is the sentence type?
Before we head inside, we should pick up our trash and be quick about it, but some lazy people will probably leave a mess.
What is compound-complex?
Identify the conjunctions and their types:
In protest, we shall neither clap nor cheer if he wins the contest.
What is neither...nor; correlative conjunctions?
What is if; a subordinating conjunction?
Nobody tried to help him when he fell down, so I extended a hand.
What is independent, dependent, & independent; Nobody, he, & I?
our players planned and practiced
What is a clause; independent?
Write a sentence that uses the following conjunction. Your sentence must also use a comma as an effect of using the conjunction:
after
[Subordinate clause beginning with After], [independent clause].
Be careful: “After school, …” or something similar would be incorrect because school is not a clause.
What is the sentence type?
They gasped and shielded their eyes from the horrors outside.
What is simple?
Identify the conjunctions and their types:
I didn't like the movie, yet I did laugh when the other viewers screamed at the ridiculous jump scares.
What is yet; a coordinating conjunction?
What is when; a subordinating conjunction?
It was a lovely morning, so we played outside with the dogs until dark clouds began to block out the sun.
What is independent, independent, & dependent; It, we, and clouds?
after a long day at school
What is a phrase; the subject and verb/predicate?
Write a sentence that uses the following conjunctions. Your sentence must also use a comma as an effect of using the conjunction:
if
either...or
[Subordinate clause beginning with If], either [independent clause], or [independent clause].
What is the sentence type?
Before long, we were lost in the city, so we stopped in a shop and asked for directions.
What is compound?