1. The document is an English activity from an Agriculture High School in the Philippines. 2. The activity teaches students about different types of conjunctions - coordinating, correlative, and subordinating - and provides examples of how they are used in sentences. 3. Students are given tasks to identify the conjunctions in sample sentences and classify them by type.

1. AGRICULTURE HIGH SCHOOL
Agriculture, Midsayap, Cotabato
Name: __________________________________________ Date: ______________
Year and Section: _________________________________ Score: _____________
Subject: English 4
Activity No. 1-31
Activity Title: Conjunctions
Objective: To identify the conjunction in each sentence and its kind.
Conjunction is a word used to connect other words or groups of words.
Coordinating conjunctions connect similar kinds of words that are grammatically alike.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION
and but for nor or so
With Nouns and Pronouns: Ińigo and I attended the lecture.
With Verbs: Our dog whined and scratched at the door.
With Adjectives: The steak was tender, large, yet tasteless.
With adverbs: The man responded quickly but incorrectly.
With Prepositional Phrases: I will go to Greece or to Spain.
With Subordinate Ideas: The agency said that jobs were available but that qualified personnel to
fill them were not.
With Complete Ideas: He seemed distressed, so we discussed his problem.
Correlative conjunctions are similar to coordinating conjunctions. They differ only in that correlative
conjunctions are always used in pairs.
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION
both….and either…or neither…nor
not only…but also whether…or
With Nouns: Both the employers and the employees agree.
With Nouns and Pronouns: Call either Ed or me if you need help.
With Adjectives: The rain was not only heavy but also cold.
With Prepositional Phrases: Put the check either in the drawer or beside the telephone.
With Complete Ideas: Neither did the swelling go down nor did the pain subside.
Subordinating conjunctions 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 even if now that when
as if even though since whenever
as long as how so that where
as much as if than wherever
as soon as in as much as that while
as though in order that though unless
Examples:
The referees watched carefully lest they miss a key play.
Although the fumigator sprayed, the termites remained.
main idea subordinate idea
The supervisor left the room after she had observed our teacher.
subordinate ideamain idea
main ideasubordinate idea

2. LET’S PRACTICE! Identifying Conjunctions in Sentences. Write the conjunction in each sentence and
identify it as coordinating, correlative, or subordinating.
example: I could not decide whether your answer was right or wrong.
whether or (correlative)
1. The physics instructor explained the theory, but I did not understand it.
2. Roger is significantly taller than Darwin is.
3. You should eat salads since they are good for your digestion.
4. I checked several banquet facilities before I finally chose this one.
5. Unless you reform, you will be dismissed.
TASK 1: Underline the conjunction in each sentence and identify it as coordinating, correlative, or
subordinating.
1. I burned my tongue, for the soup was still too hot to eat.
2. Whenever the shepherd gave the order, the dog began to round up strays.
3. Not only can you do some packing, but you can also carry out some boxes.
4. Persimmons and pumpkins can be used to make excellent spice cookies.
5. Now that the harvest is behind them, the farmers can relax.
TASK 2: Underline the conjunctions in the following sentences. Then, on the 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 found a publisher for his poetry only after he had published more than a dozen 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.