1. August 26-29 Please take assigned seats SSR – GET JOURNALS
Daily Grammar Editing
Guided Notes: Conjunctions, Gerunds, and Participles
Prefix and Suffix Review

2. August 26-29 Grammar Workbook Exercises Prefix and Suffix Review
Vocabulary Lesson I - Structure (4 words)

3. Parts of Speech Super-Fast Review Part 4
(Conjunctions and Verbals)
August 26-29
Basham

4. CONJUNCTIONS
A conjunction connects words or groups of words. There are three types of conjunctions:
Coordinating
Correlative
Subordinating

5. Coordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions connect words or groups of words of equal importance in a sentence.

6. Coordinating Conjunctions
Sonia and her friends watched the football game.
The action was slow at first, but the scene changed quickly.

7. Coordinating Conjunctions
For
And
Nor
But Or
Yet So

8. Correlative Conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions are word pairs that serve to join words or groups of words.

9. Correlative Conjunctions
You will not only get a diploma when you graduate from high school, but also gain self respect.
Either you or I will have to work hard to get that done.

10. Correlative Conjunctions
both…and
neither…nor
whether…or
either…or
not only…but also
if…then

11. Subordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions introduce subordinate clauses – clauses that can not stand alone – and join them to independent clauses.
The class waited while the teacher checked her voice mail.

12. Subordinating Conjunctions
After
As though If
So that
When
Although
Because
In order that
Than
Where As
Before
Provided
Unless
Whereas
As if
Even though
Since
Until
While

13. VERBALS
A verbal is a verb form that acts as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. There are three types of verbals:
Participles
Gerunds
Infinitives

14. Participles
A participial is a verb form that acts as an adjective. It modifies a noun or pronoun.

15. Participles
Loved by generations, Ronald McDonald has been the symbol of McDonalds since the 1940’s.
Large crowds attend games featuring rival schools.

16. Participles
There are two types of participles:
Past – end in –ed
Present – end in –ing

17. Gerunds A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and acts as a noun.
He loves swimming.
Thank you for not smoking.

18. Gerunds A gerund phrase includes a gerund and its modifiers.
He loves swimming in the ocean.
Daily smoking leads to lung cancer

19. Infinitives
An infinitive is a verb form that typically begins with the word to , that can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

20. Infinitives
To live well is to live free.
More and more women are learning to play golf.