Conjunctions- Grammar

Using Conjunctions to join ideas Part II

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Success Criteria

• I will understand the difference in meaning between and, but, so &

• I will determine which to use each word to join two complete sentences

Cojunctions help us join two complete sentences, they help us to show the relationship between our ideas

Match

Review - Match the conjunctions we learned yesterday to the definition.

• Shows different, or opposite ideas

• Shows two ideas are similar or the same

• Shows the cause and effect, or sequence of ideas

• Shows a choice between two things.

  Usually used as a question

• Can be sometimes used as synonym for so, but offers are reason why

But

And

So

Or

because

• But

• And

• So

• Or

• because

And Joins two sentences or words

Notice both sentence are complete and could be written separately.


You can connect these ideas because it is still about the same idea - chocolate.

Multiple Choice

Which is the best way to combine these ideas?

I love cats. Dogs are cool too.

• I love cats and dogs.

• I love cats, and dogs are cool too.

• I love dogs and cats. They are cool.

• Cats and dogs are cool.

But (Pero, مګر) joins two different ideas

Notice both sentence are complete and could be written separately without using BUT.

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Joining them makes you sound more fluent AND shows contrast and difference.

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If you write these as two sentences, sometimes the ideas don't look connected. .

Multiple Choice

Can you join these two sentences with BUT?

English is my favorite class. I have to do all my homework to understand.

• Yes

  English is my favorite class, but I have to do all my homework to understand.

  (Shows you like the class but it is difficult)

• No these two sentences are not connected.

Or - gives a choice between two options

We use this to ask questions, or offer choices.

Notice you don't cut any words just write OR and make the 1st letter lower case.

Open Ended

Can you join these questions. Do you want to watch a movie? Do you want to play video games?

So - tells us why something happened.

We use this to connect a problem with a solution or cause and effect (causa y efecto).

Open Ended

Rewrite this sentence as two different sentences. To show these ideas are not related.

My cat spilled water on my computer, so class was cancelled.

• Do not use a comma

• Make sure you add the subject (who) after because

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Because
Is also a conjunction that explains why

The girl has balloons because she wants to give her mom a birthday present.

Match

Make sentences with because by matching the reason why to the correct action (Remeber the subect should match)

• I was super thirsty

• I was tired

• Ms Sentell was angry

• Ms. Frohriep wasn't here yesterday

• Mr. Cano isn't at school

because I ate Takis.

because I went to sleep at 4:00 am.

because the students were talking.

because she felt sick.

because he has a new baby girl.

• because I ate Takis.

• because I went to sleep at 4:00 am.

• because the students were talking.

• because she felt sick.

• because he has a new baby girl.

You decide- which conjunction should you use?

• And - adds another idea that is similar

• But - shows opposite, or different ideas

• Or - shows a choice

• So - shos cause and effect

  
  Because doesn't use a comma and tells a reason why

Multiple Choice

I wanted to go swimming, _____ the swimming pool was closed.

• and

• but

• so

• or

Multiple Choice

We can go out to see a movie now, ______ eat dinner and go later. (option)

• and

• but

• so

• or

Multiple Choice

She did not finish her homework, _____ she failed the test. (cause & effect)

• and

• but

• so

• or

Multiple Choice

It is very cold today, _____ I want to eat ice cream! (contrast)

• and

• but

• so

• or

Multiple Choice

I fell riding my bicycle to school _________ broke my new iphone 12.

• and

• but

• so

• or

Multiple Choice

I was hungry, _______ I ate chips outside the classroom. (problem & solution)

• and

• but

• so

• or

Multiple Choice

You can study for the test, _____ read a book, but you cannot sleep in class. (option)

• and

• but

• so

• or

Open Ended

I have $1 million dollars, so I will _______________. (causa y efecto)