A WORD USED TO CONNECT WORDS OR GROUPS OF WORDS CONJUNCTIONS A WORD USED TO CONNECT WORDS OR GROUPS OF WORDS

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS CONNECT WORDS OR GROUPS OF WORDS THAT HAVE A SIMILAR FUNCTION IN THE SENTENCE For We were proud of ourselves, FOR we had finished the project. And My sister AND brother ran the race. Nor Our cat won’t eat dry cat food NOR will she eat on the floor. But The dog barked BUT wagged its tail. Or Put the bags on the table OR in the closet. Yet They wrote a short YET effective letter. So Bob left early, SO I left with him.

CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS CONNECT SIMILAR WORDS OR GROUPS OF WORDS BUT THEY ALWAYS APPEAR AS PAIRS BOTH…AND He watched BOTH tigers AND lions. EITHER…OR We will EITHER go to the movies OR the game. NEITHER…NOR NEITHER Dad NOR she will go. NOT ONLY…BUT ALSO We were NOT ONLY tired BUT ALSO thirsty. WHETHER…OR WHETHER you like it OR not, finals are soon.

CONJUNCTIONS PRACTICE 1. Do you want the red dress or the green one? 2. Both toxic waste and acid rain are damaging to the environment. 3. Neither water nor air pollution will be tolerated. 4. Joe is coming, but he will be late. 5. Louie and Vicki are here. 6. Either we do nothing or we act to protect the environment. 7. Cindy came with us, but Casey stayed home. 8. The store is having a sale, so we are going there to buy presents.

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS CONNECT TWO CLAUSES/SENTENCES MAKING ONE OF THE IDEAS SUBORDINATE TO THE OTHER AFTER BEFORE TILL ALTHOUGH EVEN THOUGH UNLESS AS IF UNTIL AS IF IN ORDER THAT WHEN AS LONG AS SINCE WHENEVER AS SOON AS SO THAT WHERE AS THOUGH THAN WHEREVER BECAUSE THOUGH WHILE

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS examples We protect the wetlands BECAUSE they are important to the ecosystem. AS SOON AS the volunteers arrived, the cleanup work began. UNTIL you finish your wetland research, you are not ready to begin writing.

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS PRACTICE 1. Before the meeting takes place, we need to research the issues. 2. We can make a difference as soon as people are aware of the issues. 3. When we are ready, we intend to circulate a petition. 4. Please turn out the lights whenever you leave. 5. As the rain ended, a rainbow appeared. 6. I keep fit because I swim every day. 7. Your friend called while you were at the game. 8. After the ship struck the sandbar, an oil spill occurred.

CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB ACCORDINGLY FINALLY NEVERTHELESS AN ADVERB THAT ACTS AS A CONJUNCTION TO CONNECT COMPLETE IDEAS *****ALWAYS PRECEDED BY A SEMICOLON AND FOLLOWED BY A COMMA ACCORDINGLY FINALLY NEVERTHELESS AGAIN FURTHERMORE OTHERWISE ALSO HOWEVER THEN BESIDES INDEED THEREFORE CONSEQUENTLY MOREOVER THUS

CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB examples Megan loves animals; MOREOVER, she is a student of plant and animal life. I arrived late; FURTHERMORE, I forgot my books. Almost everyone is against pollution; HOWEVER, many are not well informed about the issues.

CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB PRACTICE 1. Gather your information; then, begin writing your paper. 2. Our goal is to help people learn more; indeed, we want to make them informed citizens. 3. Humans produce all kinds of waste; recycling is one way to reduce waste accumulation. 4. Recycling reduces the amount of waste; also, it conserves resources and cuts costs. 5. Some species release nitrogen into the soil; therefore, they fertilize the soil.

A WORD THAT EXPRESSES FEELING OR EMOTION INTERJECTIONS A WORD THAT EXPRESSES FEELING OR EMOTION

INTERJECTIONS PAIN—Ouch! That burns. JOY—Wow! That is great! EXPRESS DIFFERENT FEELINGS OR EMOTIONS YET ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE SENTENCE ****SET OFF FROM THE REST OF THE SENTENCE BY A COMMA OR AN EXCLAMATION POINT PAIN—Ouch! That burns. JOY—Wow! That is great! CONTEMPT—Oh, go away. HESITANCY—Do you, uh, believe that?

INTERJECTIONS PRACTICE 1. We worked hard cleaning the park. 2. Look at the garbage left on the ground. 3. Here comes the recycling truck at last. 4. I stumbled on that tree root. 5. I missed the trash can. 6. Are you sure that plastic is recyclable? 7. That was a magnificent cleanup effort! 8. Now I get it!