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CONJUCTIONS - Coggle Diagram
CONJUCTIONS
A conjunction joins words, phrases, and
sentences, which are called clauses.
Conjunctions can join two prepositional
phrases.
Conjunctions can connect two clauses or sentences
When two sentences are joined, a comma MUST be placed before the conjunction.
Conjunctions join two or more words.
3 TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS
Subordinating Conjunctions
-Connects a dependent clause (a clause that cannot bewritten as a separate sentence) with an independent
clause.
IF, WHILE, BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH, AFTER, BEFORE,
UNLESS, WHEN, UNTIL, SINCE, THEN, AS
Example
We celebrated after we won the game.
Watson listened quietly while Holmes explained his
theory
Correlative Conjunctions
Correlative Conjunctions are not single words.
They work in pairs.
There are five pairs of correlative conjunctions:
both.....and
neither........nor
not only......but also
whether......or
either.........or
Example
I don’t want neither pickles nor tomato on
my hamburger.
Not only do I play the flute, but I also play
the clarinet.
Either the student or the teacher can
answer the question.
I don’t know whether to play baseball or to
play basketball this year.
Coordinating Conjunctions
They connect words, phrases, and
clauses, which are sentences.
The connect of equal value . (
They connect things of equal value. (This means that they would connect a noun withanother noun or a prepositional phrase with another
prepositional phrase.)
There are seven coordinating
conjunctions: Use FANBOYS to remember
Coordinating conjunctions affect the
meaning of your sentence.
“And” connects things that are alike or
joined together.
Coordinating conjunctions affect the
meaning of your sentence.
“But” is used to connect things that are
different or separated.
Coordinating conjunctions affect the
meaning of your sentence.
“Or” is used to offer a choice.
“Nor” is used to offer a negative choice.