Coordinating & Subordinating Conjunctions

What is a conjunction?

A word used to connect phrases and clauses together.

There are three types:

1. Coordinating

2. Subordinating

3. ​Correlative

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Multiple Choice

What do conjunctions do?

• Define

• Explain

• Divide

• Connect

These words connect independent clauses that could each be a sentence on it's own. ​

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CoOrdinating COnjuncations

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What do coordinating conjunctions do?

• Join any elements in a sentence.

• Match words in a sentence.

• Connect two independent clauses.

• Connect two dependent clauses.

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How do we rememeber our coordinating conjunctions?

• FANBOYS

• ODDGIRLS

• AWUBIS

• PIGSFLY

Multiple Choice

Find the coordinating conjunction:

Harry carries a book wherever he goes, for he loves to read.

• Wherever

• A

• For

• To

Multiple Choice

Find the coordinating conjunction:

Kailey has homework, yet she is playing a video game.

• Has

• Yet

• Is

• A

Multiple Choice

Find the coordinating conjunction:

Michael saved his money and bought his own bike.

• Saved

• His

• And

• Own

These words connect an independent clause to a dependent clause, making one statement need another. ​

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Subordinating COnjunctions

Multiple Choice

What do subordinating conjunctions do?

• Connect a dependent and independent clause.

• Connect two dependent clauses.

• Match two words in a sentence.

• Join any words in a sentence.

Multiple Choice

How do we rememeber our subordinating conjunctions?

• FANBOYS

• ODDGIRLS

• AWUBIS

• PIGSFLY

Multiple Choice

Find the subordinating conjunction:

Hannah would sneeze when she was near a dog.

• Would

• When

• Was

• A

Multiple Choice

Find the subordinating conjunction:

After you turn left, you will see the building.

• After

• Will

• See

• The

Multiple Choice

Find the subordinating conjunction:

We are not leaving because it is raining outside.

• We

• Are

• Not

• Because

Words used to show relation between other words or phrases.​

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COrrelative Conjunctions

Multiple Choice

What do Correlative conjunctions do?

• Show how two words relate to one another.

• Connect two independent clauses.

• Divide two words.

• Connect an independent and a dependent clause.

Multiple Select

Choose the TWO correlating conjunctions:

My uncle is not only a doctor, but a pharmacist.

• Is

• Not

• A

• But

Multiple Select

Choose the TWO correlating conjunctions:

Do you care whether we have noodles or rice?

• Do

• You

• Whether

• Or

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Choose the TWO correlating conjunctions:

We will either go to the beach or the mountains this summer.

• We

• Either

• Or

• This