Conjunctions Joining words or groups of words.

There are two types of conjunctions…. Coordinating Correlative 2

Coordinating Conjunctions Remember FANBOYS! F: for A: and N: nor B: but O: or Y: yet S: so

Coordinating Conjunctions These only join ONE similar word or word group.

Examples: Coordinating Conjunctions Theo or Tyler (two nouns) quickly but carefully (two adverbs) Through a forest and across a river (two prepositional phrases) Cocker spaniels make good pets, but they require a lot of grooming. (two clauses)

COORDINATING CONJUCTIONS = So Remember! COORDINATING CONJUCTIONS = FANBOYS

WAIT… WAIT… WE’RE NOT DONE YET!

Correlative Conjunctions These join PAIRS of words or word groups that are used in the same way.

Correlative Conjunctions both not only and but also either or or whether neither nor

Examples: Correlative conjunctions Both horses and cattle were brought to North America by the Spanish. (correlative conjunction joining two nouns.) The student council will meet not only on Tuesday but also on Thursday. (two prepositional phrases) I don’t know whether to walk or to ride my bike to the grocery store. (two infinitive phrases)

So Remember... Cool! That's Awesome! Coordinating = joining ONE Correlative = joining TWO HINT: (‘O’ comes before ‘R’ in the alphabet, so this may help you remember which joins one) Cool! That's Awesome!

Coordinating or Correlative? She didn’t stay up too late, NOR did she watch too much television. The sun had risen, YET it was still too foggy to drive. They took vacations NOT ONLY in July, BUT ALSO in December. Arguments soon broke out, FOR the players had not agreed upon the rules beforehand. She will NEITHER take a cab NOR ride the bus. The team couldn’t decide WHETHER to practice more OR take a break.

Practice: Find the conjunctions and label them as either coordinating or correlative Both the team captain and the coach thought that the competition went well. We will see either the new French film or the popular German film. The baby cried, so her mother comforted her. Terri picked the basketball, and Nikki picked the football. I wanted to see the previews, but the movie had already started. Rocco didn’t think the joke was funny, yet he pretended to laugh. Unique species of both plants and animals exist in rain forests. Both eagles and monkeys live in rain forests, too.