types of conjunctions
what is a conjunction?
A word that connects two clauses
Sarah and Jill went rollerscating on Sunday.
and
What is a noun
a person, place or thing
Its raining cats and dogs
idiom
The forest looked creepy to the small boy.
creepy, small
a Conjunction that Conects two sentence elements
Coordinating Conjunctions
Bob invited Nick to his birthday but he was busy.
but
"School is boring."Said Dan
School, Dan
metaphore
The tall skinny man was quiet.
tall, skinny, quiet
a conjunction that connects dependent and independent clauses.
Subording Cuonjunction
The cat waited until the mouse got closer to pounce on it.
until
I want to go to the acuarium.
acuarium
Pollys prancing pony preformed perfectly.
alliteration
The large school has a simple playground
large, simple
Phrases used as Conjunctions
Compound conjunction
Unless Jim got his work in soon, he would get an F
unless
The teacher likes grammer.
teacher, grammer
you could hear the sizzle from the grill as dad made the burgers.
onomonopea
The sly man had silky blonde hair.
sly, silky
Conects words or phrases that are equally important inside a sentence
Correlative conjunction
Bob, as well as Jim, were busy doing homework.
as well as
The man found a cat on the street and took it inside his home.
man, cat, home
She had a feeling that she got a golden ticket.
allusion
As I bit into the large, gooey browny, I longed for a tall glass of milk.
large, gooey tall