G2 Conjunction Lesson

Multiple Choice

My mother likes hamburgers ... my father likes pizza

• because

• and

• so

• or

Multiple Choice

My friend plays tennis ..... football.

• and

• so

• but

• because

Multiple Choice

My watch stopped ... I missed the bus.

• so

• because

• but

• or

Conjunctions

a word used to connect, separate, or establish a relationship between clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

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F - For

A - And

N - Nor

B - But

O - Or

Y - Yet

S - So

Multiple Choice

5. Identify the CONJUNCTION in the sentence.

Trae and Sarah were hungry, so they went to Burger King.

• Traw

• were

• hungry

• so

Multiple Choice

What is a conjunction?

• A describing word.

• A word that joins sentences together.

• An action or doing word.

Multiple Choice

Where can we find conjunctions in a sentence?

• At the start.

• At the end.

• At the start and

  in the middle.

Examples of conjunctions

Here is a list of conjunctions commonly used: and, as, because, but, for, just as, or, Neither...Nor, Not only, so, whether, etc.

I tried to hit the nail but hit my thumb instead.

I have two goldfish and a cat.

I’d like a bike for commuting to work.

You can have peach ice cream or a brownie sundae.

Neither the black dress nor the gray one looks right on me.

My dad always worked hard so we could afford the things we wanted.

Multiple Choice

I felt exhausted ________ I stopped cleaning the house.

• and
• but
• so
• because

BUT

We use "but" to join two contrasting ideas.

-They like swimming but I hate milk.

-I like cheese but I hate milk.

-Penguins swimm well, but they can't fly.

-Mr. Burns likes cruise holidays, but her wife prefers cultural holidays.

OR

  We use or to connect different possibilities. options

• Would you like to go to the swimming pool or to the beach?

• He can go to a hotel or stay with us.

We use or (NOT and) in negative sentences to mean ‘not one thing and not another thing’.

I don’t like oranges and lemons.

I don’t like oranges or lemons.

SO

We use "so" to explain the effect something.

-He is deaf so he can't hear you.

-Brian is overweight, so he can't run fast.

-I have got an example tomorrow, so I'm studying hard.

AND

We use "and" to connect two similar ideas.

-The girl is tall and thin.

-I like waffle and cheesecake as a dessert.

-The old man gives candies to the children and he makes the children happy.