Transcript compound sentences

Conjunction
Notes
Conjunctions
• A conjunction is a word that joins words or
groups of words.
• There are three types of conjunctions
• The first type is called the coordinating
conjunction.
• The coordinating conjunctions are for, and,
nor, but, or, yet, so.
• An acronym that can help you remember
the coordinating conjunctions is FANBOYS
• Examples:
– Jill or Anna (combines two nouns)
– strict but fair (combines two adjectives)
– run and walk (combines two verbs)
– over the river and through the woods
(combines two prepositional phrases)
– Alice Walker wrote the book, yet she did
not write the movie script. (combines two
sentences)
Conjunction or Preposition?
• The word for may be used either as a
conjunction or as a preposition.
• When for joins groups of words that are
independent clauses (or complete
sentences) it is used as a conjunction.
• Otherwise, it is a preposition.
• Examples:
– He waited patiently, for he knew his ride would
be along soon. (conjunction)
– He waited patiently for his ride. (preposition)
Correlative Conjunctions
• The second type of conjunction is called the
correlative conjunction.
• Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions
that connect words or groups of words used in the
same way.
• The correlative conjunctions are:
both…and
either…or
neither…nor
not only…but also
whether…or
• Examples: Both Bill Russell and Larry Bird have
played for the Celtics.
• She looked neither to the left nor to the right.
Compound Subjects and Verbs
• Sometimes two sentences have the same verb
with different subjects. You can combine the
two subjects by linking them with the
conjunctions and or or.
• Example: Dolphins and porpoises look a little
like fish.
• Two sentences can also have the same subject
with two different verbs. You can use the
conjunctions and, but, or or to connect the
two verbs.
• Example: Dolphins swim like fish but breathe
like other mammals.
Change the sentences below to
include a compound subject or
verb.
• Paris remains a favorite tourist
attraction. London remains a favorite
tourist attraction.
• The rain has fallen for days. The rain is
still falling in some areas.
Combining sentences using
conjunctions
• Conjunctions can be used to combine
two sentences together.
• Sentences combined with a conjunction
are called compound sentences.
• To combine two sentences with a
conjunction, you must place a comma in
front of the conjunction.
• Example: My brother entered the annual
chili cook-off, and his chili won a prize.
Combine the following
sentences with a comma and a
conjunction
• I didn’t help him cook the chili. I helped
him clean up the kitchen.
• We can help cook the meal. We can help
wash the dishes.
Subordinating Conjunctions
• The third type of conjunction is called the
subordinating conjunction.
• Subordinating conjunctions begin subordinate
clauses.
• A clause is a group of words that contains a
subject and a verb and is used as a part of a
sentence.
• An independent clause expresses a complete
thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
• Example: I woke up late this morning.
• A subordinate clause is introduced by a
subordinate conjunction and cannot stand
alone as a complete sentence.
• Example: Since the day we met
• The subordinating conjunctions are:
after
because
though
although
before
unless
as
how
until
as if
if
when
as long as
in order that
whenever
as much as
since
where
as soon as
so that
wherever
as though
than
while
What is the subordinate
clause in each sentence?
• Before the sun had risen, we left for
the cabin.
• Around 1900, as the buffalo became
nearly extinct, conservationists fought
for its protection.
• I have more work to do today because I
did not paint yesterday.
• I paint where there is plenty of fresh
air.