ENGLISH 5

USING
CONJUNCTIONS
 WHAT IS THE GIRL DOING?
WHAT IS THE BOY DOING?

THE BOY IS PLAYING HIS

THE GIRL IS SINGING.
GUITAR.
THE GIRL IS SINGING AND THE BOY IS
PLAYING HIS GUITAR.
 USING
CONJUNCTIONS
 READ AND STUDY THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

• Science explains
many of our
questions, and it
creates wonderful
things too,
 READ AND STUDY THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

• Some scientist
study languages,
but they don’t
speak all the
languages.
•All scientists are
working to
improve people’s
lives, but not all
of them succeed.
•I have to
study, or I
will fail.
 WHAT DO YOU CALL THE
LITTLE WORDS THAT
CONNECT TWO SENTENCES
OR TWO IDEAS TOGETHER?

CONJUNCTIONS
THE CONJUNCTIONS THAT
MAKE CONNECT TWO
SENTENCES ARE FOR,
AND, NOR, BUT, OR,
YET, AND SO. EACH OF
THESE WORDS HAS A
DIFFERENT USE.
He is sad, for his
parents are
fighting.
I was in the library
and Jimmy is in
the classroom.
 He doesn’t know
how to write nor
does he know how to
read
He can sing well but
he doesn’t know how
to dance.
 I’ll go to
Lily’s house or
I’ll go
shopping.
Dulce was the
oldest of the
girls, yet her
height does not
show her age.
Laura didn’t go
with her parents
so she just
cleaned the
entire house.
 FOR is used for stating
REASONS or PURPOSE. It
answers the question WHY.

He is sad, for his

parents are fighting.
AND is used to connect TWO
SIMILAR OR RELATED IDEAS.
 I was in the library and
Jimmy is in the
classroom.
 Jessica loves pink dresses
and Helen loves yellow
ones.
 NOR connects two
NEGATIVE IDEAS.
He doesn’t know
how to write nor
does he know how
to read
 BUT and YET connects
TWO OPPOSITE IDEAS.
He can sing well but he
doesn’t know how to
dance.
 Dulce was the oldest of
the girls, yet her height
does not show her age.
 OR shows a CHOICE
of an ACTION.

I’ll go to Lily’s
house or I’ll go
shopping.
SO shows CAUSE and EFFECT
RELATIONSHIP.
 Laura didn’t go with her
parents so she just cleaned
the entire house.
 Fatima forgot to do her
assignment so she has no
score for it.
Let’s
try
this!
CREATE A COMPOUND
SENTENCE BY
COMBINING THE TWO
SIMPLE SENTENCES
BELOW WITH THE
CONNECTOR AND, OR,
BUT
 Terry likes hamburgers.
Jenny likes egg.

Answer:
Terry likes
hamburgers and
Jenny likes egg.
 Make sure to sleep well.
You will not wake up on
time.
Answer:
Make sure to sleep
well or you will not
wake up on time.
 Gardening is a wonderful
hobby. It is not expensive.
Answer:
Gardening is a
wonderful hobby
and it is not
expensive.
 Ramon and Joseph love to paint
pictures. They are very busy
with athletics.
Answer:
Ramon and Joseph love
to paint pictures but
they are very busy with
athletics.
PRACTIC
E!
 CHOOSE THE
CORRECT
CONJUNCTION
THAT
COMPLETES
EACH
COMPOUND
SENTENCE
BELOW.
 I have fifty
dollars, (yet/
and / so) I
still can’t
afford the
I didn’t study
hard enough,
(yet/ and / so)
I didn’t pass
my latest
 You are a
new student,
(yet/ and /
so) you have
to learn the
Do all your
homework,
(and/ or/
but) else
you will fall
 Always
respect your
elders, (yet/
and / so)
you may
IT’S
A
TEST
 COMPLETE THE
SENTENCE BY
USING THE
APPROPRIATE
CONJUNCTIONS TO
FORM A
COMPOUND
SENTENCE
1. The computer
crashed ___I lost
all my works
2. My husband
was working,
___I went
 3. I like
chocolate ice
cream ___ I
don't have it
very often.
4. I am on a diet
 5. He did
not take the
money, ___ it
was not the
right thing
 ANSWER
S:
1.So
2.And
3.Yet / But
4.Yet / But
5.For
 Use the following
conjunctions in a sentence:
1. Or
2. But
3. And