Conjunctions: Those Joining Words
About the Conjunctions: Those Joining Words Lesson
Summary
A review lesson about conjunctions and the way they are used.
Objectives
• to review the concept of conjunctions;
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to review the three types of conjunctions;
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to provide definitions and examples of coordinating, subordinating and correlative conjunctions;
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to review the meaning of independent and dependent clauses.
Suggested Grades
5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
Excerpt
Conjunctions join together two or more words, phrases, or clauses. We use conjunctions like and, but and or every day. There are three types of conjunctions:
1. Coordinating conjunctions. These conjunctions join equal parts together: words with words, phrases with phrases, and clauses with clauses. The most common coordinating conjunctions are: and, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet.
Coordinating conjunctions can also join two independent clauses together to make a compound sentence. A compound sentence is a sentence made from two independent thoughts. Each part of a compound sentence could make a complete sentence.
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