Conjunctions 'and' and 'or'

Conjunctions 'and' and 'or'

Unit 7 Lesson 6

Conjunctions and and or

• The conjunction and means "plus," "along with," or "also."

• The conjunction or signals a choice.

Compare:

1. I will have carrots for a snack, and I will eat a sandwich for lunch.

2. I will have carrots for a snack, or I will eat a sandwich for lunch.

Compare:

1. Uncle Fred watches TV on Sunday afternoons and he reads the newspapers.

2. Uncle Fred watches TV on Sunday afternoons or he reads newspapers.

Open Ended

Write a sentence using the conjunction or, showing a choice.

FILL IN THE BLANK: Read both sentences carefully, looking closely at the words in the sentence. Choose one conjunction (and, or) to fill in the blank so that the sentence makes sense.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses the conjunction correctly so that the sentence makes sense.

• My sister wants to go shopping, and my brother wants to go too.

• My sister wants to go shopping, or my brother wants to go too.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses the conjunction correctly so that the sentence makes sense.

• Sally could wake up early in the morning, or she could sleep late today.

• Sally could wake up early in the morning, and she could sleep late today.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses the conjunction correctly so that the sentence makes sense.

• Pete likes the color orange, or he also likes the color blue.

• Pete likes the color orange, and he also likes the color blue.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses the conjunction correctly so that the sentence makes sense.

• Aunt Dolly should go to the gas station, or she will run out of gas.

• Aunt Dolly should go to the gas station, and she will run out of gas.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses the conjunction correctly so that the sentence makes sense.

• Tim is going to play board games, or he is going to play basketball this weekend. He can't decide which one.

• Tim is going to play board games, and he is going to play basketball this weekend. He can't decide which one.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses the conjunction correctly so that the sentence makes sense.

• She will feel better, or she will still be sick in the morning.

• She will feel better, and she will still be sick in the morning.

Open Ended

Write a compound sentence using the conjunction and.

Open Ended

Write a compound sentence using the conjunction or.