Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• After we eat, I want to see a movie.
• Because you sneezed I jumped.
• As, we walked you ran.
• If you, fall I'll catch you.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Cory ate lunch after we took a walk.
• Cory ate lunch, after we took a walk.
• Cory ate, lunch after we took a walk.
• Cory ate lunch - after we took a walk.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• My brother will cry if you wake him.
• My brother will cry, if you wake him.
• My brother will cry - if you wake him.
• My brother will cry if, you wake him.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Because I was sick I missed school.
• Because, I was sick I missed school.
• Because, I was sick, I missed school.
• Because I was sick, I missed school.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• My grandma snorted as she laughed at me.
• My grandma snorted, as she laughed at me.
• My grandma snorted as, she laughed at me.
• My grandma snorted as, she laughed, as me.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

_______ he didn’t have much money, he wasn’t able to buy his father an expensive gift.

• Even though

• Although

• Because

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

___ he worked hard all year long, he wasn’t able to buy his father an expensive gift.

• Because

• Since

• Even though

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Subordinating conjunctions act like a bridge by

• connecting dependent and independent clauses
• serving as a punctuation mark
• stating a declaration

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is a subordinating conjunction?

• Type of conjunction that connects two independent clauses together.

• Type of conjunction that connects two dependent clauses together.

• Type of conjunction that connects an independent clause and a dependent clause together.

An Independent clause can stand all by itself?

• true
• false