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Conjunctions By: Robert & Aine

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Conjunction Junction

An Introduction to • In this slide you will learn…. Conjunctions are…

• The meaning of a Conjunction • The meaning of Subordinating and Coordinating Conjunctions • The Coordinating Conjunctions • The Subordinating Conjunctions

What is It? • A conjunction is a word used in writing to join words or parts of a sentence together, like peanut butter and jelly.

The Seven Coordinating Conjunctions -And -But -Or -Nor -For -So -Yet

Subordinating Conjunctions • A subordinate clause can not stand alone as a sentence. • A clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb. • A subordinating conjunction introduces a subordinate clause and joins it to a main clause.

Subordinating Conjunctions • • • • • • • • • • • • •

As Since Provided That In order If Until How Where Because Although After When

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So Whereas Though Before While Unless

Let’s Practice Subordinating Conjunctions When I got my test back, I was very happy. Before I went bed, I listened to my I-pod. Although I failed my test, I was still proud of myself.

Until my mom came to pick me up, I would wait at the school. I told my friend I could not go to her house because I was going skating.

Let’s Practice Coordinating Conjunctions I wanted to get a huge TV, but I only got a flat screen. Billy Bob and Robert went to get ice-cream, but it was all sold out. Aine got scared when she saw a ghost, so Aine ran far, far, far away. Ben thought he was being funny, but he got a detention.

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