conjunctions

1. Conjunctions
Beth Neitz
ESL 502

2. How do I say conjunction?
Let’s sound out the word together in parts:
con- junc- tion
Now let’s say the whole word together
conjunction

3. What is a conjunction?
• Joins or hooks together groups of words and
sentences

4. and
Joseph ate a hot dog.
Joseph ate french fries.
Joseph ate a hot dog and french fries.
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and joined the similar ideas together

5. and
Sara went to the park.
Sara met her friend Michelle.
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Sara went to the park and met her friend
Michelle.
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6. Practice and
He is hungry.
He is tired.
He is hungry tired.

7. so
It was raining.
We brought an umbrella.
It was raining, so we brought an umbrella.
so shows that the second idea is the result of
the first

8. so
He likes baseball.
He joined the team.
He likes baseball, so he joined the team.
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9. Practice so
They like swimming in the ocean.
They went to the beach.
They like swimming in the ocean,
they went to the beach.

10. but
He wanted to buy a game.
He didn’t have any money.
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He wanted to buy a game, but he didn’t have any money.
but joins two opposite ideas together

11. but
He wanted to go to school.
He was sick.
He wanted to go to school, but he was sick.

12. Practice but
She wants to do her homework.
She forgot what to do.
She wants to do her homework,
she forgot what to do.

13. Let’s see and hear conjunctions
http://youtu.be/mkO87mkgcNo

14. Let’s Play a Game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/lite

15. and so but
• Fill in the correct conjunction in each sentence.
• I had to go eat dinner, I really wanted to
play outside.
• I ate chicken corn.
• It was hot out, I brought a water bottle to
keep me cooled off.