Conjunctions
This type of conjunction connects words or groups of words that are similar, like "and", "but", or "or".
What is a coordinating conjunction?
This is a group of words with a subject and a verb.
What is a clause?
Does this contain a clause or a phrase? “After the movie.”
What is a phrase?
Which conjunction is used to show contrast: “yet” or “so”?
What is "yet"?
Identify the conjunction and its type:
“She was late, yet she didn’t rush.”
Yet – Coordinating conjunction
This acronym helps you remember the coordinating conjunctions.
What is FANBOYS?
This kind of clause can stand alone as a sentence.
What is an independent clause?
Identify the independent and dependent clause: “Although the team lost, the fans cheered loudly.”
Independent: "the fans cheered loudly"; Dependent: "Although the team lost"
Combine these two sentences using a correlative conjunction: “She wants to be a writer. She wants to be a teacher.”
What is “She wants to be either a writer or a teacher”?
Identify the subordinating conjunction:
“Since we arrived early, we got the best seats.”
Since – Subordinating conjunction
“Because,” “although,” and “since” are examples of this kind of conjunction.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
This kind of clause cannot stand alone and begins with words like “because” or “when.”
What is a dependent clause?
Which type of clause acts like a noun in a sentence?
What is a noun clause?
This conjunction introduces a dependent clause but can sometimes appear at the beginning or middle of a sentence: “Although, Since, Unless.”
What is a subordinating conjunction?
Identify the correlative conjunction pair:
“Not only did he write the script, but he also directed the movie.”
Not only...but also – Correlative conjunctions
“Either…or” and “neither…nor” are examples of these pairs.
What are correlative conjunctions?
Identify the type of clause: “Although he was tired, he finished the race.”
What are: "Although he was tired" (dependent), "he finished the race" (independent)?
Identify the noun clause: “What she decided surprised everyone.”
What is “What she decided”?
Name three pairs of correlative conjunctions and use one in a sentence.
What are: either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also? (Student supplies sentence.)
Identify the correct subordinating conjunction used to show contrast:
“Although he works hard, he often feels unappreciated.”
Although – Subordinating conjunction
Identify the conjunctions and their type in this sentence: “She stayed home because she was sick, but she still finished her work.”
What are "because" (subordinating) and "but" (coordinating)?
How many clauses are in this sentence, and what kind are they? “She smiled when he arrived, and the crowd cheered.”
What are three clauses: "She smiled" (independent), "when he arrived" (dependent), "the crowd cheered" (independent)?
Break down the clauses in this sentence: “I know that he lied, but I can’t prove it.”
"I know" (main clause), "that he lied" (noun clause), "but I can’t prove it" (coordinated independent clause).
Analyze the conjunctions and explain the sentence structure: “Not only did he apologize, but he also offered to help.”
Correlative conjunction “not only...but also” connects two clauses; sentence is compound and inverted for emphasis.
Identify the correlative conjunctions and sentence structure type:
“Either you apologize now, or we won’t speak again.”
Either...or – Correlative conjunctions; Compound sentence