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Conjunctions: Team # 10

The document defines and provides examples of different types of conjunctions in English. It discusses coordinating conjunctions like and, but, or, nor, for and how they join two independent clauses. It also discusses subordinating conjunctions and gives examples of common ones like after, although, because, before, if, since, so that, that, though, unless, until, when, whether. Finally, it discusses correlative conjunctions which are pairs of conjunctions like either/or and neither/nor that connect two items.

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Conjunctions: Team # 10

The document defines and provides examples of different types of conjunctions in English. It discusses coordinating conjunctions like and, but, or, nor, for and how they join two independent clauses. It also discusses subordinating conjunctions and gives examples of common ones like after, although, because, before, if, since, so that, that, though, unless, until, when, whether. Finally, it discusses correlative conjunctions which are pairs of conjunctions like either/or and neither/nor that connect two items.

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CONJUNCTIONS

Team # 10

Lidia Gabriela Almeida Domínguez


Jorge Miguel Sarracino Martínez
Brian Antonio Cigarroa Pérez
Kathia Moscoso Pérez

Teacher: Norma Isabel Portilla Manica


Definition:
Conjunctions are the words we use to link or join
two or more sentences together or two words within
the same sentence. The most common conjunctions in
English are: and, but, or, nor, for.
We eat at home and work in the office.
Coordinating conjunctions
When a coordinating conjunction
connects two independent clauses, it
often accompanied by a comma. Some
common coordinating conjunctions are
and, but, or, for, nor, so, and yet.

Among the coordinating conjunctions,


the most common, of course, are
and, but, and or.
AND
To suggest that one idea is chronologically sequential to
another: My brother was a prank and my mom scolded
To suggest that one idea is the result of another: Arthur did
not study for the exam and he failed.

To suggest that one idea is in contrast to another: My brother


is very naughty, and my cousin is very quiet.
To suggest that one clause is dependent upon another,
conditionally: Use your credit cards frequently and you'll soon
find yourself deep in debt.
To suggest a kind of "comment" on the first clause: Charlie
became addicted to gambling and that surprised no one who
knew him.
BUT
To suggest a contrast that is unexpected in light of the first
clause: Joey lost a fortune in the stock market, but he still
seems able to live quite comfortably.

To suggest in an affirmative sense what the first part of the


sentence implied in a negative way: The club never invested
foolishly, but used the services of a sage investment
counselor.
To connect two ideas with the meaning of "with the exception
of" (and then the second word takes over as subject):
Everybody but Goldenbreath is trying out for the team.
OR
To suggest that only one possibility can be realized, excluding one or the
other: You can study hard for this exam or you can fail.
To suggest the inclusive combination of alternatives: We can broil chicken
on the grill tonight, or we can just eat leftovers.

To suggest a refinement of the first clause: Smith College is the premier
all-women's college in the country, or so it seems to most Smith College
alumnae.
To suggest a restatement or "correction" of the first part of the sentence:
There are no rattlesnakes in this canyon, or so our guide tells us.
To suggest a negative condition: The New Hampshire state motto is the
rather grim "Live free or die.
To suggest a negative alternative without the use of an imperative: They
NOR
The conjunction NOR, it is not used nearly as often as the
other conjunctions. Its most common use is as the little
brother in the correlative pair, neither-nor: He is neither
sane nor brilliant.
It can be used with other negative expressions: That is
not what I meant to say, nor should you interpret my
statement as an admission of guilt.
It is possible to use nor without a preceding negative
element, but it is unusual and, to an extent, rather stuffy:
George's handshake is as good as any written contract,
nor has he ever proven untrustworthy.
YET
The word YET functions sometimes as an adverb and has
several meanings: in addition (yet another cause of
trouble), even ("yet more expensive"), still ("he is yet a
novice"), eventually ("they may yet win"), and as soon as
now ("he's not here yet"). It also functions as a
coordinating conjunction meaning something like
"nevertheless" or "but.“

John plays basketball well, yet his favorite sport is


soccer.
FOR
The word FOR is most often used as a preposition, but it
does serve, on rare occasions, as a coordinating
conjunction.

John thought he had a good chance to get the job, for


his father was on the company's board of trustees.
Most of the visitors were happy just sitting around in
the shade, for it had been a long, dusty journey on the
train.
SO
Sometimes it can connect two independent clauses along
with a comma, but sometimes it can't. For instance, in
this sentence:

Soto is not the only Olympic athlete in his family, so are


his brother, sister, and his Uncle Chet.
Correlative conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that work
together to coordinate two items.

Either do your work or prepare for a trip to the office.


Not only is he handsome but he is also brilliant.

Neither the basketball team nor the football team is doing


well.
Both the cross country team and the swimming team are
doing well.
Whether you stay or go is your decision.
Either you get an A or you do not go to school.
Subordinating conjunctions
A Subordinating Conjunction (sometimes called a
dependent word or subordinator) comes at the beginning
of a Subordinate (or Dependent) Clause and establishes
the relationship between the dependent clause and the
rest of the sentence. It also turns the clause into
something that depends on the rest of the sentence for
its meaning. The most common subordinating
conjunctions in the English language include the
following: after, although, as much as, as long as, as soon
as, because, before, if, in order that, lest, since, so that,
than, that, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where,
wherever, whether, and while.
THANK
YOU

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