PPT-Conjunctio n s Conjunction

Conjunctio n s Conjunction s Conjunctions are joining words Two or more words The child ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich Two or more phrases She enjoys going to clubs singing karaoke or relaxing at home on the weekend. and but when because so then while 1 I gave the shopkeeper fifty pence I had ten pence change 2 We waited fo r Penny she didnt turn up 3 The weather was very cold Steven wore gloves 4 James was sad his football team had lost the match 5 Susan ha What is a conjunction?. Words that connect other words or groups of words in a sentence are called conjunctions.. Conjunctions can connect two subjects, two predicates, or two sentences.. Gulls . and. (1352.3) 122:8.7 These wise men saw no star to guide them to Bethlehem. The beautiful legend of the star of Bethlehem originated in this way: Jesus was born August 21 at noon, 7 B.C. On May 29, 7 B.C., there occurred an extraordinary conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in the constellation of Pisces. And it is a remarkable astronomic fact that similar conjunctions occurred on September 29 and December 5 of the same year. Upon the basis of these extraordinary but wholly natural events the well-meaning zealots of the succeeding generation constructed the appealing legend of the star of Bethlehem and the adoring Magi led thereby to the manger, where they beheld and worshiped the newborn babe. Oriental and near-Oriental minds delight in fairy stories, and they are continually spinning such beautiful myths about the lives of their religious leaders and political heroes. In the absence of printing, when most human knowledge was passed by word of mouth from one generation to another, it was very easy for myths to become traditions and for traditions eventually to become accepted as facts.. The Recognize a correlative conjunction when you see one. Either ... or , neither ... nor , and not only ... but also are all correlative conjunctions. They connect two equal grammatical items. If, Compound Sentence. A ________ often has a subject and verb but does not complete a thought. . Dependent Clause . Even though I drove carefully. Dependent Clause . I couldn’t go to the party because I broke the rules at home. . Conjunctions. Join words, phrases, and clauses. Examples. Max . and. . Mae were tempted by the sign that said “Free . Kandee. .”. Hey, guys, I’m going to run home . really quickly . and. eat some brains.. What’s their function?. What are conjunctions, anyway?. A conjunction is a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.. What kinds of conjunctions are there?. Why does it matter?. Coordinate vs. Subordinate. Coordinate: “of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance” (Dictionary.com). Subordinate: “of less importance; secondary” (Dictionary.com). 1. Reem. . Alshalan. Conjunctions. There are four types of conjunctions:. 1- Coordinating Conjunctions. 2- Correlative (paired) Conjunctions. 3- Subordinating Conjunctions. 4- Conjunctive Adverbs. 2. flare his nostrils.. The right choice is .... but. but,. , but. ; but. Well done! The conjunction . but . is connecting two verbs, . will burp . and . can flare. , not two main clauses. No punctuation is necessary.. 1. The furniture the young couple bought were very cheap. 2. Your so right: goat milk is not a good coffee creamer.. 3. My mom told me, that I should put, comas wherever you take a breathe.. Rhetorical Devices of the Week. A . complete sentence can be connected to another complete sentence through the use of a semicolon. .. Sentence; sentence.. Example. We went to the beach; we used sunscreen.. It is raining outside; our picnic is cancelled.. ExampleNot Parallel Ellen likes hiking the rodeo and to take afternoon naps Parallel When you connect two or more clauses or phrases with a coordinating conjunction for and nor but Example When you A . subordinating. . conjunction. . is a word which still . links two clauses . together in a sentence, but the . subordinate. . clause. . it adds does not make sense on its own.. Let’s look at a few examples:.