Transcript Conjunction (Junction)

Conjunction (Junction)
Definition: A word
used to join words
or groups of words.
*The School House Rocks song used the idea of a train
junction where train cars get joined to together to match
the idea of words getting joined together by a
conjunction.
Types of Conjunctions
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Coordinating Conjunctions always connect
items of the same kind. They can join single
items or groups of items.
Coordinating Conjunctions include:
and, but, for, nor, or, so and yet
Examples of Coordinating Conjunctions
*songs and lyrics (two nouns)
*in sickness or in health (two phrases)
*First it rained, but the rain stopped quickly.
(two complete ideas)
Types of Conjunctions
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Correlative Conjunctions also connect items of
the same kind. However, Correlative
Conjunctions always act in pairs.
Correlative Conjunctions include:
both…..and
neither…….nor
either…….or
not only…….but also
whether………or
Examples of Correlative Conjunctions
*Both dogs and cats make good pets. (2
nouns)
*You should set flowers not only on the
table, but also in the basket. (2 phrases)
*Either borrow a book or buy a magazine. (2
complete ideas)
Types of Conjunctions
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Subordinating Conjunctions join two clauses
(groups of words that form an idea together) in a
way that makes one dependent on the other.
The clause a subordinating conjunction
introduces cannot stand alone- it needs the
second clause.
Example:
I cannot eat that cheese because it is too moldy.
We will go swimming after we hike to the lake.
Subordinating Conjunctions
Here are some subordinating conjunctions:
after
although
as far as
as long as
as soon as
as though
because
before
considering (that)
as if
if
in as much as
in order that
provided (that)
since
so long as
so that
than
though
unless
until
when
whenever
where
whereas
wherever
while
Examples of Subordinating
Conjunctions
Shamrock is so stinky because he likes to roll
around in garbage.
I will eat cheese as long as it is fresh.
We will rake the leaves when more fall.
Practice with Conjunctions
For each sentence, identify the conjunctions.
I want to take a nap and drink hot chocolate.
She is neither a doctor nor a nurse.
Both Swiss and cheddar are good cheeses.
I will make apple pie after we go to the store.
Interjections
Definition: A word that is used to express
emotion. It has no grammatical relation to
the rest of the sentence.
Since an interjection is unrelated to other words
in the sentence, it is set off from the rest of
the sentence by an exclamation point or
comma.
Examples
Hooray! I have grown another toe!
Oh, that’s creepy.
Your feet are pretty, but, eww, that
eleventh toe is weird.
No! My new toe just fell off!