Conjunctions Review IDENTIFIES AND USES CONJUNCTIONS – COORDINATING, CORRELATIVE, AND COMMON SUBORDINATING.
3 Types of Conjunctions: Coordinating Subordinating Correlative
Coordinating Conjunctions Join words, phrases, or clauses FANBOYS for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so Must insert a comma (,) before a coordinating conjunction that separates two independent clauses.
Examples Lisa made spaghetti, and John made the dessert. My mother let me go to the dance, but she said I had to be home by 11pm. SHSGA students will go to SHMS next year, or they will go to Wilbanks Middle School.
Subordinating Conjunctions Introduce a dependent clause and link it to an independent clause. If you start a sentence with a subordinating conjunction, then you must insert a (,) at the end of the dependent clause.
Examples Whenever Lynn takes a break, she walks around the block. Our company hired Jack because he is the best candidate for the job.
Correlative Conjunctions Correlative conjunctions are used in pairs, in order to show the relationship between the ideas expressed in different parts of a sentence. both ... and either ... or neither ... nor if ... then whether…or not only…but also
Examples He is both intelligent and good-natured. I will either go for a walk or read a book. He is neither rich nor famous. If that is true, then what happened is not surprising. The speaker not only described the benefits of laughter but also shared personal stories.