Conjunction

Functions!!!!!! 
COORDINATING AND SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTIONS
Why do we use conjunctions?

 To join sentences or words together!

 Example: Michael likes basketball. He plays on a team.
 We can say: Michael likes basketball AND he plays on a team.
 “and” is a coordinating conjunction. Both sentences are equally important and not
dependent on the other.
 Coordinating conjunctions that are common: and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet.
 Example: I want to live in turkey. I should learn Turkish. > I want to live in turkey, so I
should learn Turkish.
 Example: I live in kutahya. I don‘t know Turkish. > I live in kutahya, but I don‘t know
Turkish.
Try these with a partner, using the correct
coordinating conjunction.
 Example: She/cute/sweet. > She is cute and sweet.

 I like tea/kebab/ayran.
 She is smart/not nice.
 I like walk/it/fun.
 I don’t like/run/fly/across/world.
 Do you want beef/lamb/chicken?
 He/diet/he/lose weight.
 I like/read/rarely do it.

 Word bank: SO; FOR; YET; AND; BUT; OR; NOR

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 I like tea, kebab AND ayran.

 She is smart BUT not nice.
 I like to walk FOR it is fun.
 I don’t like running NOR flying across the world.
 Do you want beef, lamb OR chicken?
 He is dieting SO he will/should lose weight.
 I like to read YET rarely do it.
Subordinating conjunctions

 Coordinating conjunctions connect equally important sentences. Subordinating

conjunctions connect sentences where one depends on the other.
 Example: Although it was difficult, Mehmet conquered Constantinople. The main
clause, “Mehmet conquered Constantinople”, can stand alone and be
understood. “Although it was difficult” cannot. It’s dependent (subordinate) on
the main clause.
 Example: I will follow you always, even if it isn’t pleasant.
 Subordinate clauses (and their conjunctions) can come BEFORE or AFTER the
main clause.
Some common subordinate conjunction
words
 After, although, as, as soon as, because, before, by the time, even if, even though,
every time, if, in case, in the event that, once, only if, rather than, since, so that,
than, that, though, until, unless, when, whenever, whereas, whether or not, while
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Examples

 I won’t be going tonight, as I’m very tired.

 She likes to play guitar even though she isn’t good!
 Tom enjoys driving whereas I enjoy taking the bus.
 If it’s cold out, we won’t be going.
 They want to go home after dinner.
 Keep pressure on the wound until the nurse arrives.
 Wherever there is good food, that’s where I want to go!
 While it’s nice out, we should go play at the park.
 Here’s an extra 4,000TL, in the event that your flight gets cancelled.
Now you try!

 They/play/soccer/weather/bad.
 It/won’t/properly/fixed.
 Just/lunch/she/faint.
 Get/here/possible.
 He/want/that/it/nice.

 Word bank: AFTER; AS SOON AS; EVEN IF; UNTIL; BECAUSE

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 They will play soccer EVEN IF the weather is bad.

 It won’t work properly UNTIL it’s fixed.
 Just AFTER lunch, she fainted!
 Get here AS SOON AS possible!
 He wants that BECAUSE it’s nice.

 Remember: subordinate conjunctions link a subordinate (dependent) clause to a

main (independent) clause.
Review

 Why do we use conjunctions?

 To link words, sentences and clauses together.
 What do coordinating conjunctions do?
 They link equally independent sentences or clauses together. Can someone give me an
example?
 What do subordinating conjunctions do?
 They link an independent clause with a dependent clause. Can someone give me an
example?
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