Conjunctions

Conjunctions

What are Conjunctions?

Conjunctions are words that help to connect ideas together.

There are three main types.

Coordinating Conjunctions

• Coordinating conjunctions are used to connect words, phrases, and simple sentences.

• The most common ones are and, but, yet, or and so.

Fill in the Blank

What is the conjunction in the sentence?

We could go to the beach, or up to the mountains for vacation.

Fill in the Blank

What is the conjunction in the sentence?

We want nachos, and we want popcorn at the movies.

Subordinating Conjunctions

• Subordinating conjunctions introduce the dependent clause in a complex sentence.

• The dependent clause tells you about the other part of the sentences and CANNOT STAND ALONE.

• Some common subordinating conjunctions are after, before, as, while, until, because, since, unless, although, and if.

Fill in the Blank

What is the conjunction in the sentence?

After the party, we will be getting ice cream.

Fill in the Blank

What is the conjunction in the sentence?

We are going to go play games if it's not raining later.

Multiple Choice

_____ Clare _____ Jennifer live on my street, so the three of us often walk to work school together.

• Both... and

• Neither... nor

Multiple Choice

The eyelid ______ protects the eye _____ cleans it.

• whether... or

• not only... but also