Conjunctions
How do I say conjunction?
Lets sound out the word together in parts:
con- junc- tion
Now lets say the whole word together
conjunction
What is a conjunction?
Joins or hooks together groups of words,
phrases and sentences.
and
Sam ate a hot dog.
Sam ate french fries.
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Sam ate a hot dog and french fries.
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* and joined the similar ideas together
and
Kriesha went to the park.
Kriesha met her friend Kisharittah .
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Kriesha went to the park and met her
friend Kisharittah.
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Practice and
He is hungry.
He is tired.
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He is hungry __________ tired.
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or
You can have a hot dog.
You can have french fries.
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You can have a hot dog or french fries.
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* or shows a choice
or
Mimi will use her sisters car.
Mimi will use her brothers car.
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Mimi will use her sisters car or her
brothers car.
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Practice or
Could you please make me a cup of Milo?
Could you please make me a cup of Nescafe?
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Could you please make me a cup of Milo
__________ Nescafe?
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so
It was raining.
We brought an umbrella.
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It was raining, so we brought an
umbrella.
* so shows that the second idea is
the result of the first
so
He likes baseball.
He joined the team.
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He likes baseball, so he joined the team.
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Practice so
They like swimming in the ocean.
They went to the beach.
They like swimming in the ocean, _____
they went to the beach.
but
He wanted to buy a game.
He didnt have any money.
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He wanted to buy a game, but he didnt have any money.
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* but joins two opposite ideas together
but
He wanted to go to school.
He was sick.
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He wanted to go to school, but he was sick.
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Practice but
She wants to do her homework.
She forgot what to do.
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She wants to do her homework, ______
she forgot what to do.
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because
He couldnt speak loudly because he had a bad sore throat.
I gave her a present because it was her birthday.
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Her hair is tangled because she does not comb it.
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* because is used to show reason
because
He does not go to school.
He was sick.
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He does not go to school, because he was
sick.
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Practice because
I did not buy the new iPad.
It was very expensive.
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I did not buy the new iPad ______ it
was very expensive.
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Fill in the correct conjunction in each sentence.
I had to go eat dinner, ______ I really wanted to
play outside.
I ate chicken _______ corn.
It was hot outside, ______ I brought a water
bottle to keep me cooled off.
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