CONJUNCTIONS
A word or group of words which joins two or
more words, phrases, clauses or sentences is
called a conjunction.
Or
Conjunctions are words used as joiners.
Phrase: is a group of words which does not
have subject and verb.
Ex. In the class or on the roof
Clause: a group of words which has subject
and verb and gives a complete meaning.
Ex. If I were you
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Coordinating conjunctions:
These conjunctions are used to join two ideas
of equal rank, or join two main clauses.
(FANBOYS)
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Coordinating conjunctions are conjunctions which connect
two equal parts of a sentence.
Examples:
Word to word:
I like English and math.
Phrase to phrase:
She can go by a local bus or 5:30 train.
train
Clause to clause:
what she likes and what she eats are different.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Coordinating conjunctions go in the middle they
don’t begin sentences.
Examples:
Correct: I like English, but I don’t like Chemistry.
Incorrect: But I don’t like Chemistry, I like
English.
Other examples
I hate to miss any writing lectures, for they are really important.
The film ended and the audience went a way.
The teacher will not let anybody go out, nor will he let late comers.
Last January was extremely cold, but February was even colder.
You go to school, or I will call your father.
She was sick, yet she came to the party.
She was sick, so she didn’t come to the class.
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Coordinating conjunction
punctuation
We use a comma before coordinating conjunction.
Note: When a coordinating conjunction joins two words,
phrases, or subordinate clauses, no comma should be
placed before the conjunction.
Ali and Wali
A bottle of water and a kilo of rice
What they do and what they think…
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
A coordinating conjunction that joins three
or more words, phrases, or subordinate
clauses creates a series and requires
commas between the elements.
E.g.
She bought apples, bananas, and oranges.
Subordinating Conjunction
A conjunction which joins one main
clause (Independent)
(Independent with one
subordinate clause (dependent)
dependent is
called a subordinating conjunction.
Some common Subordinating Conjunction
After
Before
although
Even though
wherever
Whether
If
Even if
As if
Only if
because
Subordinating
Conjunction
Note:
When the subordinating clause is placed first in a
sentence, use a comma between the two clauses.
When the coordinating clause is placed first and
the subordinating clause second, do not separate
the two clauses with a comma.
Subordinating Conjunction
Because she was sick, she didn’t come to class.
She didn’t come to class because she was sick.
