Conjunctions By: Osama
8-F
Coordinating conjunctions: connect words of the of the same kind, such as two or more nouns
or verbs. They also connect larger groups of words , such as
prepositional phrases or even complete sentences.
Coordinating conjunctions are all roundedup in one word (fanboys).
• For• And • Nor• But• Or• Yet• So
Identifying Coordinating Conjunctions
1- Ahmad and I read Quraan together.2- We hurried but missed the bus anyway.3- Did you read the news in the paper or on the internet?4-We wanted to look at shoes, so we went to the mall.
Correlative Conjunctions: are pairs of words that connect
similar kinds of words or groups of words
The following parts of words are correlative conjunctions.
• Both/and• Either/or• Neither/nor• Not only/but also• Wether/or
Identifying Correlative Conjunctions
• 1- Either painting or poetry would be fun to learn.• 2- He neither smiled nor frowned during the conversation.• 3- Look both in the dresser and under the bed for the
other shoe.• 4- Not only did I wash the dishes, but also I dried them.
Subordinating Conjunctions: connect two ideas by making
one idea dependent on the other.
Identifying Subordinating Conjunctions
• 1- If I get a babysitting job, I will have some extra money.• 2- Although I wanted pizza for dinner, my dad cooked
pasta.• 3- I read a magazine while I waited at the dentist’s office.• 4- I haven’t gone for a bike ride since I crashed last fall.