Conjunctions

LIC. JUAN EDUARDO MARTINEZ GUILLN

First, a preposition review

Prepositions connect _________ with

_________. The object of the preposition is always a _______ or _________. A preposition _______ be part of a prepositional phrase. A prepositional phrase starts with _____ and ends with _________.

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Prepositions connect their object with

some other word in the sentence. The object of the preposition is always a noun or pronoun. A preposition must be part of a prepositional phrase. A prepositional phrase starts with the preposition and ends with the object of the preposition

Practice: Find the preposition and object(s) of the preposition

The rocket flew off into space.
We looked in the window. Troy played hard at the football game.

Mr. Swartos was excited about his

upcoming bear hunt.

Preposition or Adverb?
You can tell if a word is a preposition by

looking for what the word _____. Prepositions will be part of a _______ ________ and have an _______. Adverbs will modify a _____ and have no _______.

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You can tell if a word is a preposition by

looking for what the word modifies. Prepositions will be part of a prepositional phrase and have an object. Adverbs will modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb and have no object.

Practice- tell me if the words below are prepositions or adverbs

Umpires stand along the baselines.
We waited for the hot dog vendor to

come along. The umpire ran past quickly. The ball flew past third base.

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Umpires stand along the baselines. Preposition
We waited for the hot dog vendor to

come along.

Adverb Adverb

The umpire ran past quickly.

The ball flew past third base. Preposition

Conjunctions
Conjunctions connect words or groups of

words.

Prepositions connect words, too. How do you think conjunctions are different than prepositions?

Conjunctions
Unlike prepositions, conjunctions dont

have objects. Rather, they serve as a way to show a relationship between two words. Example:

Are you going to Mt. Rushmore or Custer State Park?

Conjunctions
There are three types of conjunctions:

Coordinating conjunctions Correlative conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions
Connect words of the same kind, such as

nouns, pronouns, verbs, prepositional phrases, or sentences.

Nouns: My cousin and his wife left yesterday for Montana. Verbs: They printed out directions but forgot to bring them. Prep. Phr.: Put the luggage on the doorstep or in the garage. Sentences: Our family wanted to go to Sturgis but we decided to go to Fargo instead.

Coordinating conjunctions
P. 382 in your text

And But For Nor Or So Yet

Practice
Find the coordinating conjunction in the

following sentences and tell what is being connected.

Bob and Bill are brothers. We went to the game, but we didnt win.

Correlative Conjunctions
Similar to coordinating conjunctions in

that they connect the same type of words, but work in pairs.

List p. 383 in text. bothand either/neither.or not only..but also whether.....or

Correlative Conjunctions
Examples:

We have seen both the Missouri River and the Big Sioux river. Either you or I will be the leader on the trail. The sick rhinoceros would neither eat nor drink.

Practice
Find the correlative conjunctions in the

sentences below and tell me what is being connected:

Either you go or I will. Not only my mother but also my sister played rugby.

Subordinating Conjunctions
Connect things which are not equal. One is less

important (subordinate) than the other. List of common subordinating conjunctions on p. 384 Subordinating conjunctions are in sentences that contain a dependent idea and a main idea. The dependent idea is connected to the main idea by the subordinating conjunction Subordinating conjunctions always come before the dependent idea in a sentence.

One more thing

The main idea can come at the

beginning or end of a sentence. When the dependent idea comes first, it must be separated from the main idea with a comma.

Example:
Because it rained all day, our basement

filled up with water. I did the planning after he made reservations.

Practice
Find the subordinating conjunction in

each sentence, then find the dependent and main ideas.

Since you didnt play, we lost the game. Troy studied hard so that he could get good grades.

Since you didnt play, we lost the game. Sub: Since Dep: you didnt play Main: we lost the game (note the comma) Troy studied hard so that he could get good grades. Sub: so that Dep: he could get good grades Main: Troy studied hard (note the lack of a comma)

Assignment:
Type out a list of each type of

conjunction using your textbook that will fit on a 3 x 5 index card. Attach the lists to note cards Exercises 1-3 on pp. 383-385 in your text.