CONJUNCTIONS

DWI PRASTYANINGRUM
LIA FITRIANI
ROBBI JOHANNES
WHAT IS A CONJUNCTION?
 A conjunction is like glue. It helps things to
stick together. Conjunctions join words or
groups of words together. The most common
ones are and, or, and but.

 A conjunction joins words, phrases, and

sentences, which are called clauses.
WHAT IS A CONJUNCTION?
 Conjunctions join two or more words.

Example: I went to the store to buy eggs, milk,

and bread.
WHAT IS A CONJUNCTION?
 Conjunctions can join two prepositional
phrases.

Ex. I went skiing down the hill and past the

trees.
WHAT IS A CONJUNCTION?
 Conjunctions can connect two clauses or
sentences.
 When two sentences are joined, a comma
MUST be placed before the conjunction.

Ex. I played cards for awhile, but then I played

chess.
TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS
 One type of conjunction is the coordinating
conjunction.
 They connect words, phrases, and clauses,
which are sentences.
 They connect things of equal value.

(This means that they would connect a noun

with another noun or a prepositional phrase
with another prepositional phrase.)
WHAT IS A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION?

 Coordinating conjunctions are what come to

most people’s minds when they hear the
word “conjunction.” They can join together
words, phrases and independent clauses.
There are seven of them, and they’re easy to
remember if you can just remember FAN
BOYS:
TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS
 There are seven coordinating conjunctions:

For And Nor But

Or yet so
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
For
 Explains reason or purpose (just like “because”)

 “For” is also used to show a relationship between

things. When it is used to combine two
sentences, you must put a comma before it.
 Example : I ordered a pizza, for I was hungry.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
 “And” connects things that are alike or joined
together.
 Example: I want pasta and pizza.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
 “Nor” is used to present an alternative
negative idea to an already stated negative
idea
 Example: I do not want pasta nor pizza.
 COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
 “But” is used to connect things that are different
or separated.
 Example: I want pasta but not pizza.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
 “Or” is used to presents an alternative or a
choice
 Example: Do I want pasta or pizza?
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
 “Yet” is used to show a change. When it is
used to combine two sentences, you must
put a comma before it.
 Example: I want pasta, yet I also want pizza.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
 “So” is used to show a relationship between
things. When it is used to combine two
sentences, you must put a comma before it.
 Example: I want popcorn, so I made some.
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

 A subordinating conjunction introduces a

dependent clause and indicates the nature of the
relationship among the independent clause(s) and
the dependent clause(s).
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
 For example
 if If my throat hurts, I will go to
the doctor.
 when When my throat hurts, I will go
to the doctor.
 As long as As long as my throat hurts,
I will go to the doctor.
 now that Now that my throat hurts, I
will go to the doctor.
 before Before my throat hurts, I will
go to the doctor.
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
 When using the following conjunctions,
you should add not to the subordinate
clause to imply contrast:
• although Although my throat
hurts, I will not go to the doctor.
• even though Even though my
throat hurts, I will not go to the doctor.
TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS
 Another type of conjunction is called
correlative conjunctions.
 Correlative conjunctions connect
words, phrases, and clauses, which are
sentences.
 Correlative conjunctions connect
things of equal value.
(This means that they will connect a
verb with another verb or a sentence
with another sentence.)
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS
 Correlative Conjunctions are not single
words. They work in pairs.
 There are five pairs of correlative

conjunctions:

both….and whether….or
neither….nor

not only….but also

either….or
EXAMPLES OF CORRELATIVE
CONJUNCTIONS
I’ll have both the cheesecake and the cupcake
EXAMPLES OF CORRELATIVE
CONJUNCTIONS
I don’t want neither pickles nor tomato on my
hamburger.
EXAMPLES OF CORRELATIVE
CONJUNCTIONS
I didn’t know whether you’d want the
cheesecake or the cupcake, so I got you
both.
EXAMPLES OF CORRELATIVE
CONJUNCTIONS
I either want the cheesecake or the cupcake
EXAMPLES OF CORRELATIVE
CONJUNCTIONS
Not only do I play the flute, but I also play
the clarinet.
 exercise
1. Although he was the best qualified party candidate, he didn’t
win the elections.
2. When you come back from your trip, we’ll meet to discuss
the problem.
3. Since he was angry with her, he didn’t utter a word.
4. They said that the movie was fantastic, so I watched it.
5. I didn’t know that she can neither read nor write.
6. Both Sara and James are invited to the party.
7. Whether you watch TV or do your homework is your decision.
8. Not only are they noisy but they are also lazy.
9. You can either walk to school or take the bus .
10. Keep quiet or go out.
 exercise
1. Although he was the best qualified party candidate,
he didn’t win the elections.
2. When you come back from your trip, we’ll meet to
discuss the problem.
3. Since he was angry with her, he didn’t utter a word.
4. They said that the movie was fantastic, so I watched
it.
5. I didn’t know that she can neither read nor write.
6. Both Sara and James are invited to the party.
7. Whether you watch TV or do your homework is your
decision.
8. Not only are they noisy but they are also lazy.
9. You can either walk to school or take the bus .
10. Keep quiet or go out.
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speech/conjunctions/what-is-a-
conjunction.html
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ammar/conjunct.html
 http://www.education.com/study-
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