Conjunctions

Beth Neitz
ESL 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
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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

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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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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
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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.
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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

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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.

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She wants to do her homework, ______
she forgot what to do.
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Let’s see and hear conjunctions

http://youtu.be/mkO87mkgcNo
 Let’s Play a Game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/lite
racy/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.