Intro to Grammar Notes: Conjunctions - PowerPoint Presentation

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Intro to Grammar Notes: Conjunctions

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Coordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating Conjunctions

FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)

Always

in the

middle

of a sentence.

Indicates that two ideas are of

equal

importance.

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Coordinating Conjunctions FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Combine the following ideas using Coordinating Conjunctions.

Joe is tall. His brother is short.

I did not eat. I am hungry.

I do not like you. I do not like him.

I like dogs. I like cats.

We can go to the mall. We can go the museum.

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Subordinate Conjunctions

Combines two ideas, making one of them less important than the other.

Can be at beginning or middle of a sentence.

If in the middle, NO comma is needed.

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ABBI SAW A WUWUMOST COMMON Subordinate ConjunctionsAs

Because

Before

If

Since

Although

When

After

While

Until

Whether

Unless

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Correlative Conjunctions

Correlative Conjunction

Always come in

pairs

Show

equality

between joined items.

Most frequently used correlative conjunctions:

both . . . and

either . . . or

neither . . . nor

not . . . but

not only . . . but also

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Conjunction ReviewConjunctions combine words, sentences, ideas.

Conjunctions help to show a relationship.

There are three types of conjunctions: subordinate, coordinate, and correlative

There are only 7 coordinate conjunctions (FANBOYS). Always in the middle of a sentence.

There are many subordinate conjunctions. They can be in the middle or beginning.

There are several correlative conjunctions. They are always in pairs.

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Locate the ConjunctionJoe and Steve went to the park.

I did study, yet I still got a “D.”

Because of the rain, practice was cancelled.

I went home after school.

While the teacher was talking, several boys were shooting spit balls and making animal noises.

Even though he is tall, he’s not that good at basketball.

I tried to call, but no one picked up the phone.

I got in a fight, so I got suspended.

Not only did I go to Vegas, but I also won $4,000.

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Task 1: WorksheetComplete the Conjunction Worksheet. Share your answers with your class. Put it in your binder.

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Unit 2: Sentence Types

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4 TypesSimple = Independent Clause

Compound

= Independent Clause + Independent Clause

Complex

= Independent Clause + Dependent Clause

Compound-Complex

= Independent + Independent + Dependent

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ClausesClauses are a group of words that have a subject

and a

predicate

.

Essential Questions:

What is a subject? What is a predicate?

Can you find them in a sentence?

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Subject and PredicateSubjectAlways a noun/pronoun.

It tells us who or what the clause is about.

It is usually (but not always) towards the beginning of the

clause.

Predicate

Always a verb.

It tells us what the subject is doing (action verb) or what the subject is like (linking verb).

It usually (but not always) comes after the subject.

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TASK 1Complete the worksheets on subject and predicate.

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Journal 4

Write five sentences with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) and five with a subordinate conjunction (ABBI SAW A WUWU).

I like pizza

and

tacos.

1. I got an A

because

I studied.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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Journal 5Write one sentence for each coordinating conjunction:

F

or – (it’s a fancy way of saying “because”)

A

nd – (that’s easy!)

N

or – (tell me two things you won’t do)

B

ut – (tell me something that is opposite)

O

r – (give me two options)

Y

et – (tell me something that doesn’t make sense)

S

o – (tell me why you did something)

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Moving OnNow that we know what a subject and predicate are, we can go back to learning about CLAUSES.

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ClausesA group of words with a subject and predicate is called a CLAUSE. There are two types of clauses:

Independent Clause

– This is a fancy word for a sentence. It is a complete thought.

Dependent Clause

– Dependent clauses look like sentences, but they are

not a complete thought

. This usually happens when there is an

subordinate conjunction

in front of the clause.

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Independent or Dependent?Complete thought or not?The boy ran in the street.

Yesterday, I got sick.

Because he went to Florida.

But he is my friend.

I love her, but she doesn’t love me back.

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TASK 2Complete the worksheets on “Dependent and Independent Clauses.”

Essential Questions:

Can you tell the difference between a complete and

incomplete sentence?

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Journal # 4Write 5 independent clauses.Write 5 dependent clause (remember ABBI SAW a WUWU).

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4 TypesSimple = Independent Clause

Compound

= Independent Clause + Independent Clause

Complex

= Independent Clause + Dependent Clause

Compound-Complex

= Independent + Independent + Dependent

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Simple1 independent clause

Examples:

I ran.

My friend loves to eat cheese pizza on the weekends with his mom and his sister who lives in Iowa.

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Compound2 or more independent clauses

Note

: Independent clauses are usually connected with a comma and a coordinate conjunction (FANBOYS)

Examples

:

Jesse wants to go skiing for Christmas

, but

Jeff wants to go to Florida.

English is my favorite class

, so

I usually do well in it

.

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Complex

Independent Clause +

Dependent Clause

Dependent Clause

+ Independent Clause

Note

: Dependent Clauses MUST have a subordinate conjunction (ABBI SAW A WUWU) in front of it.

Note

:

If

the sentence starts with a dependent clause

,

it must have a comma separating the two clauses (just like this sentence).

Examples:

If

I study

,

I will do well on this quiz

.

I will do well on this quiz

if

I study

.

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Compound-Complex2 independent clauses + dependent clause

TIP

: It must have a FANBOYS and an ABBI SAW A WUWU.

Example:

I like fruit

,

and

I like salad

because

I am trying to be healthy.

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TASK 3Complete the worksheet that makes you identify the three main types of sentences: simple, compound, and complex.