ENGLISH

CONJUNCTIONS

5.1.5 - Pupils will be able to use conjunctions correctly.

Greetings to you my dearest pupils!

Today, you'll be going to learn about conjunctions.

First, you need to know what is conjunctions.

▶ a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if ).

There are four categories of conjunctions:

• Coordinating conjunctions (or, and, but)
• Correlative conjunctions (and/or, not only/but also)
• Subordinating conjunctions (since, because, when)
• Conjunctive adverbs (however, therefore)

What Are Some Examples of Conjunctions in Sentences?

Coordinating conjunction example:

• He can’t get a ride, so he has to stay home.

Correlative conjunction example:

• I don’t know whether he’s getting a ride or staying home.

Subordinating conjunction example:

• Because he can’t get a ride, he has to stay home.

Conjunctive adverb:

• He can’t get a ride; therefore, he has to stay home.

Now, it's time for exercise!

Quiz Questions (softschools.com)

ESL: Online English grammar practice test - Conjunctions 2 (learnenglishfeelgood.com)