Text Structures and Conjunctions

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What is a cause and effect sentence?

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A sentence that shows how one event causes another event. Example: 'I went to the park because it was sunny.'

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What is the purpose of text structure in a story or article?

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To help you understand how the story is organized.

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What is a correlative conjunction?

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A pair of conjunctions that always work together to connect ideas. Example: 'either...or', 'neither...nor'.

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What does the text structure cause and effect show?

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How two things are related and how one causes the other.

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What is a subordinating conjunction?

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A conjunction that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause. Example: 'because', 'although'.

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What is a conjunction?

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A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.

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What are the two main types of conjunctions?

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Coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.

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Give an example of a coordinating conjunction.

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Examples include 'and', 'but', 'or'.

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What is the function of a coordinating conjunction?

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To connect words, phrases, or independent clauses that are similar.

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What is the difference between a dependent clause and an independent clause?

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An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, while a dependent clause cannot.