Conjunctions

What does a conjunction do?

• Joins a sentence or a phrase with another sentence.

• Joins two nouns.

• Joins two verbs.

• All of these.

A conjunction is a part of speech that

• has a function

• connects words and phrases

• describes functions

• transitions between paragraphs

What is the conjunction in the following sentence? Luke Skywalker and Han Solo set out to rescue Princess Leia. 

• Set

• Rescue

• And

• To

I know the answer, __________ I can't tell you.

• but

• or

• so

He was driving too fast, __________ he missed the turn.

• nor

• or

• so

You can have a cookie, __________ you can have ice cream.

• but

• or

• so

Which conjunction should you use to connect the following sentences? May loves to compete. She entered a beauty contest.

• and

• but

• so

• for

I bought a pen _______ a ruler.

• and

• or

• but

Alia wanted to join the party ______ her mother did not give her permission.

• and

• or

• but