3. Coordinating
Conjunctions
What are the conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but , or , yet and so,
which join together words, phrases
or clauses of equal importance.
They are called coordinating
conjunctions and can be
remembered by FANBOYS
4. Conjunctions
Think of other conjunctions and how
they would put them into sentences.
Conjunctions are usually small words
that join parts of a sentence together,
such as “or”, “but” and “so”.
5. Conjunctions
Make a new sentences: for example, with the
sequences
pronoun/verb/conjunction/pronoun/verb, like
“He skips and she jumps.” “I shall go but you
will stay. “We talked while we waited”.
Many conjunctions can be used to join an
independent clause to a dependent (or
subordinate) one, but there is a small group
of conjunctions—FANBOYS which join
independent clauses (also known as “simple
sentences) to form compound sentences.
6. Why do we use
conjunctions?
Using conjunctions in compound sentences helps us
avoid having lots of short, repetitive sentences in our
writing. It creates a natural flow and helps us digest
the information more easily.The conjunctions can do
this in other ways too. Instead of writing “Jaime put
on his coat. Jaime put on his scarf. Ayaka put on her
coat. Ayaka put on her scarf”, we are much more
likely to write “Jaime and Ayaka put on their coats
and scarves”, combining everything in one sentence
and using compound subjects and objects joined by
and. Similarity we could shorten a compound
sentence like, “Did you leave your book at home, or
did you leave it in the car?” to “Did you leave your
book at home or in the car?”
Remember: the joined parts are equally important.
7. Fun
And simply tells us that more information is being
added.
Or provides an alternative.
So shows us the consequences.
But and yet provides a general, but or strong yet
contrast.
For introduces further information as an
explanation.
Nor excludes more information, for example, I am
not tired nor am I hungry.
And, nor, but and or are also used in pairs of
correlative conjunctions, as in “I am neither tired nor
hungry”.
8. Spelling 3
Numerical
Prefixes for 3
Triangle, triplet and
tricycle: tri comes
from the Latin “tres”
and Greek “treis”,
meaning three.
Spelling 3 list
Trio, triple, trident,
triplane, tricycle,
tripod, trilogy,
triathlon, triangle,
triplet, triceps,
tricolour,
triceratops,
triangular, triplicate,
triennial, tricorn,
trillion
