1. AGRICULTURE HIGH SCHOOL
Agriculture, Midsayap, Cotabato
Name:__________________________________________ Date: ______________
Year and Section:_________________________________ Score: _____________
Subject: English4
Activity No. 1-31
Activity Title: Conjunctions
Objective: To identifythe conjunctionineachsentence anditskind.
Conjunction is a word used to connect other words or groups of words.
Coordinatingconjunctions connectsimilarkinds of words that are grammaticallyalike.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION
and but for nor or so
WithNounsand Pronouns: Ińigoand I attendedthe lecture.
WithVerbs: Our dog whined and scratchedatthe door.
WithAdjectives: The steakwas tender,large, yettasteless.
Withadverbs: The man respondedquickly butincorrectly.
WithPrepositionalPhrases: I will goto Greece or to Spain.
WithSubordinate Ideas: The agency saidthat jobswere availablebutthatqualifiedpersonnel to
fill themwere not.
WithComplete Ideas: He seemeddistressed, so we discussedhisproblem.
Correlative conjunctions are similartocoordinatingconjunctions.Theydifferonlyinthatcorrelative
conjunctionsare alwaysusedinpairs.
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION
both….and either…or neither…nor
not only…but also whether…or
WithNouns: Both the employersandthe employeesagree.
WithNounsand Pronouns: Call either Ed or me if youneedhelp.
WithAdjectives: The rain was notonly heavy butalso cold.
WithPrepositionalPhrases: Put the check either in the draweror beside the telephone.
WithComplete Ideas: Neither didthe swellinggodown nordidthe painsubside.
Subordinatingconjunctions connect two complete ideas by making one of the ideas subordinate to or
less important than the other.
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
after because lest till
although before provided until
as evenif nowthat when
as if eventhough since whenever
as longas how so that where
as much as if than wherever
as soonas inas much as that while
as though inorder that though unless
Examples:
The refereeswatchedcarefully lesttheymissakeyplay.
Although the fumigatorsprayed,the termitesremained.
main idea subordinate idea
The supervisorleftthe room aftershe hadobservedourteacher.
subordinate ideamain idea
main ideasubordinate idea

2. LET’S PRACTICE! IdentifyingConjunctionsinSentences. Write the conjunctionineachsentenceand
identifyitas coordinating,correlative,orsubordinating.
example: I couldnot decide whetheryouranswerwasrightor wrong.
whether or (correlative)
1. The physicsinstructorexplainedthe theory,butIdidnotunderstandit.
2. Rogeris significantlytallerthanDarwin is.
3. You shouldeatsaladssince theyare goodfor your digestion.
4. I checkedseveral banquetfacilitiesbefore Ifinallychose thisone.
5. Unlessyoureform,youwill be dismissed.
TASK 1: Underline the conjunctionineachsentence andidentifyitas coordinating,correlative,or
subordinating.
1. I burnedmytongue,forthe soupwas still toohot to eat.
2. Wheneverthe shepherdgave the order,the dogbeganto roundup strays.
3. Notonlycan you do some packing,butyoucan also carry out some boxes.
4. Persimmonsandpumpkinscanbe usedto make excellentspice cookies.
5. Nowthat the harvestisbehindthem, the farmerscanrelax.
TASK 2: Underline the conjunctionsinthe followingsentences.Then,onthe line provided, identify each
conjunction as coordinating, correlative, or subordinating.
1. Our old car needs either a valve job or a new engine. ______________________
2. Before you write your paper, you must submit an outline.____________________
3. Workers here pay city, state, and federal income taxes. _____________________
4. When Liberia was founded in 1821, thousands of free African Americans moved
there.______________________
5. Are you going to the movies or to the concert? ________________________
6. Thomas Hardy founda publisherforhispoetryonlyafterhe hadpublishedmore thanadozen novels.
__________________________
7. We’ll have to hurry if we want to catch the bus. ___________________________
8. The new factory opened, but employment has not yet risen. ____________________
9. Opinion is divided, yet a decision must be made. ___________________________
10. We must not only dig a hole but also pour the concrete. _______________________
ASSIGNMENT: (1/2 CW)
Supply the correct conjunction to complete the sentence.
1. My mother is humble ________ kind.
2. He shouted ____________ he owned the world.
3. She won in the contest ___________ she worked hard.
4. The baby stopped crying ___________ his father arrived.
5. I have to decide now ___________ to accept ___ refuse the offer.
6. They greeted us warmly _______ courteously.
7. _______ Andy ___ Irvin are brilliant students.
8. You can study or sleep _________ waiting for the rain to stop.
9. The new teacher will handle philosophy ____ English classes.
10. I will not leave _______ you go with me.