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Conjunction Junction

Conjunction Junction Lyrics A word that connects a group of words is called a _______________. Their purpose is hooking up ______________, ________________ and _________________. The three main conjunctions are __________, __________, __________. conjunction words phrases clauses and but or

Coordinating Conjunctions – connect words or groups of words used in the same way but for and nor so or yet

For Example: Two nouns Jack and Jill, mother or father Two verbs sing and dance, barks but doesn’t bite Two complete sentences She painted the room, and she decorated the whole house.

Correlative Conjunctions – pairs of conjunctions that connect words or groups of words used in the same way both ………… either ……… neither ……… not only ……. whether ……… and or nor but also or

Examples: ________ she _______ her mother enjoyed the movie. Our class is ___________ collecting newspapers _____________ aluminum cans. We learned ___________ too many adjectives ______ too few. I asked __________ I should call __________ text. ____________ you can be quiet _______ you can serve detention.

Subordinating Conjunctions – joins a subordinate (dependent) clause to a main (independent) clause: phrase – a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and does not contain a subject and verb clause – a group of words that contains a verb and its subject dependent – relies on someone or something independent – can stand by itself

Subordinating Conjunctions – joins a subordinate (dependent) clause to a main (independent) clause: SUBORDINATE CLAUSE since we first met that the vet recommended if the dress is too long SENTENCES You and I have been good friends since we first met. We give our hamster the food that the vet recommended. If the dress is too long, we will hem it.