Conjunctions

By: Ella Stanley, Catherine Hommel, and Sofia Migani

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Words: Leaves
Phrases: Leaf Clusters
Conjunctions: Branches

Definition
A conjunction is a word used to join words
or groups of words

What do they do?

Conjunctions join words, phrases and clauses
Connect words used in the same way
Relates clauses
Connects/contrasts ideas or introduces a choice
Shows the relationship between connected words

What questions do they

answer?
What is the relationship between these two
subjects/clauses?

What Kinds of Conjunctions

are
There there?
are three main types of
conjunctions:
subordinating, coordinating, and
correlative

Subordinating
Subordinating conjunctions join an independent and dependent
Conjunctions:
clause
Indicate the relationship between clauses
Ex. A A A W W U B B I S
After, Although, As, When, While, Until, Because, Before, If, Since

Coordinating Conjunctions:
Connect words used in the same way:
Ex- Motors and software control a robot.

subject

subject rest of sentence

conjunction
Sentence structure when using coordinating conjunctions includes two subjects joined by a
conjunction and the rest of sentence.
Common coordinating conjunctions include: FANBOYS, (for, and, nor, but, or, nor, yet, so)

Correlative Conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions are pairs of words that connect words
used in the same way
Always used in pairs
Link sentence elements that go together
Ex.
Both...and, Neither...nor, Either...or, Not only...but also

Exa
Lucy and Roger came to the party- coordinating
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The robot is smart but inefficient- coordinating
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Both the chorus and the band will play-correlative

Choose the conjunction

type:
1. Lexie plays basketball and soccer
-. Coordinating

Choose the conjunction

type:
2. Either the Yankees or the Red Sox will win the game.
Correlative

Choose the conjunction

3. Although Sally plays the flute, she does not consider herself a
type:
musical person.
- Subordinating

Choose the conjunction

Not only do cats have a kind of purr, but also rabbits have one too.
type:
Correlative

Choose the conjunction

type:
Both Brody and Ansley decided to explore the white water
cannon.

Correlative

Choose the conjunction

Reading opens up new worlds, and writing lets you control them.
type:
Coordinating

Tips and tricks:

To remember the most common conjunctions, use
these acronyms:

FANBOYS- Coordinating conjunctions

AAAWWUBBIS- Subordinating conjunctions

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Conjunctions vs.
Prepositions
Conjunctions and prepositions are often confused
- They are both connecting words
- Prepositions generally connect nouns or pronouns into a sentence
- Often times the same words are used in prepositions and
subordinating conjunctions
- The surrounding words and sentence will determine if it is a
preposition or a subordinating conjunction

Conjunctions vs.
Conjunctions do more in a sentence
Prepositions
- Conjunctions can connect any two like elements
- Conjunctions can connect verbs which means they can connect
sentences
- Usually when a verb is used, it is a conjunction

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"Conjunctions." Conjunctions. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2016.
FANBOYS. Digital image. Part of Speech. Conjunction: Definition and Examples, n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2016.
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Grammaropolis. "Conjunction Song from Grammaropolis - "Let's Bring It All Together"" YouTube. YouTube, 15 May 2012. Web. 01 Apr.
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Language Network. Grammar, Writing, Communication. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2001. Print.