Coordinating
What is the acronym for coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
How many correlative conjunctions will be in a sentence?
2
What are the three types of conjunctions?
Coordinating, Subordinating, Correlative
Coordinating conjunction
And
Theme: Favorite Artist(s)
My favorite artists are Billie eilish and Taylor swift
Find the coordinating conjunction:
Pizza and Sushi are my favorite dinner.
And
What is the “partner” for either?
Or
What is the most common conjunction, coordinating or correlative conjunctions?
Coordinating conjunctions
Either/Or
Theme: Mc donalds and Burguer King
You can either pick Mc donalds or BK
Make 1 sentence using 2 differents coordinating conjunctions.
Pizza and brownie are my favorite foods, so that is what I am going to have for my birthday.
I want either the cheesecake or the triple chocolate cake.
Name 2 pairs of correlative conjunctions.
Examples:
Either...or neither...nor not only... but also
Coordinating conjunction
For
Theme: Time spent on your cellphone a day
I was on my cellphone for 8 hours yesterday.
True or false:
Coordinating conjunctions can be at the beginning or end of a sentence.
True
(It is a common myth to say that you cannot begin a sentence with conjunctions)
True or false:
Correlative conjunctions can be used separated from their pair and have the same effect.
False.
What are coordinating conjunctions used for?
Used to link dependent sentences together.
Correlative Conjunction:
Both/And
Theme: 2 close friends of yours.
Both Ana and Jon are my bestfriends.
Find the coordinating conjunctions
Sarah went to the movies and bought popcorn, but Tyler wanted hamburguer, so he went to McDonald’s to buy it.
and, but, so
What is the use of correlative conjunctions?
To join sentence elements together.
Name 3 examples of coordinating conjunction and 3 examples of correlative conjunctions.
Coordinating: FANBOYS
Correlative: either... or, neither... nor, not only... but also, etc.
Coordinating conjunction
Yet
Theme: Something you have been wanting for a long time, but haven't bought
I haven't bought new shoes yet, but I really need it.