And, But, and Our & Combine Sentences and Ideas

And, But, and Our & Combine Sentences and Ideas

By Skyler McClelland

Draw

Circle the words we need to understand in order to master these learning targets.

And, But, and Our

Conjunctions are words that connect other words or groups of words in a sentence.

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The coordinating conjunctions and, but, and or join sentence parts that are alike

Some rainforest animals are endangered and need our protection.

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What is the conjunction in this sentence?​

Draw

Circle the conjunctions in each sentence.

Combine Sentences and Ideas

To form a compound sentence, use a comma and a coordinating conjunction to connect two complete sentences.

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If the sentences are related to the same subject or idea, use and. If they present contrasting ideas, use but or or.

Short Sentences

The Everglades is endangered by development. Alien species are also a threat.

The Everglades is endangered by development, and alien species are also a threat.

Combined.

The Everglades is endangered by development. Alien species are also a threat.

Short

Short Sentences

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Multiple Choice

What would be the best conjunction to use to combine the two sentences?

The vegetation in the Everglades is lush. Plants grow quickly.

• and

• but

• so

Multiple Choice

What would be the best conjunction to use to combine the two sentences?

The forest is silent. The city is noisy

• and

• but

• so

Open Ended

How could I combine these two sentences?

1. The land would be wet

2. There would be fish and frogs there

Open Ended

How could I combine these two sentences?

1. We may visit a national park

2. We may explore a desert area

Open Ended

How could I combine these two sentences?

1. Bees pollinate flowers

2. This alien species kills them

Great start to the lesson!