Conjunctions

Beth NeitzESL 502

How do I say conjunction?

Let’s sound out the word together in parts:

con- junc- tion

Now let’s say the whole word together

conjunction

What is a conjunction?

• Joins or hooks together groups of words and sentences

and

Joseph ate a hot dog.

Joseph ate french fries.

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Joseph ate a hot dog and french fries.

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and joined the similar ideas together

and

Sara went to the park.

Sara met her friend Michelle.

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Sara went to the park and met her friend Michelle.

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Practice and

He is hungry.

He is tired.

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He is hungry __________ tired.

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so

It was raining.

We brought an umbrella.

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It was raining, so we brought an umbrella.

so shows that the second idea is the result of the first

so

He likes baseball.

He joined the team.

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He likes baseball, so he joined the team.

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Practice so

They like swimming in the ocean.

They went to the beach.

They like swimming in the ocean, _____ they went to the beach.

but

He wanted to buy a game.

He didn’t have any money.

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He wanted to buy a game, but he didn’t have any money.

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but joins two opposite ideas together

but

He wanted to go to school.

He was sick.

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He wanted to go to school, but he was sick.

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Practice but

She wants to do her homework.

She forgot what to do.

----------------------------------------------------------- She wants to do her homework, ______

she forgot what to do.-----------------------------------------------------------

Let’s see and hear conjunctions

http://youtu.be/mkO87mkgcNo

Let’s Play a Game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/conjunctions/index.shtml

and so but• Fill in the correct conjunction in each sentence.

• I had to go eat dinner, ______ I really wanted to play outside.

• I ate chicken _______ corn.

• It was hot out, ______ I brought a water bottle to keep me cooled off.