This document discusses conjunctions and direct objects. It defines coordinating conjunctions using FANBOYS and defines correlative conjunctions that come in pairs like "both/and." It also defines subordinating conjunctions that connect a main clause to a subordinate clause. The document then defines direct objects as nouns or pronouns that receive the action of the verb, and provides examples of nouns, pronouns, and compound direct objects.

1. UNIT 6.4
MEMOIRS: EXPLORING PERSONAL
CHALLENGES

2. OBJECTIVE
•The student will be able Develop and
strengthen writing as needed by
planning, revising, editing and
applying appropriate sentence
structure and word order. Identify the
Parts of the Letter.

3. TODAY’S THEME:
I. CONJUNTIONS | DIRECT & INDIRECT
OBJECTS
•Conjunctions: A conjunction is a word
that "joins" ideas together. A conjunction
joins two parts of a sentence, two nouns
or two verbs together.

4. TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS:
•COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:
•Use a coordinating conjunction when
you want to give equal emphasis to
two main clauses.

5. TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS: FANBOYS
•For
•And
•Nor
•But
•Or
•Yet
•So

6. CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS
•Correlative conjunctions are sort of like
tag-team conjunctions. They come in pairs,
and you have to use both of them in
different places in a sentence to make them
work. They get their name from the fact
that they work together (co-) and relate
one sentence element to another.

7. CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS
•both/and” | “whether/or”
•either/or” | “neither/nor”
•not/but” | “not only/but also”

8. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION
•A subordinating conjunction is a word that
connects a main clause to a subordinate
clause. A main clause is an independent
clause that can stand alone by itself as a
sentence. In other words, a main clause does
not need any additional information to
operate as a sentence.
•For example, the sentence "The student failed

9. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION
•A subordinate clause is a dependent clause
that adds some extra information to the main
clause. These phrases cannot stand by
themselves, and their meaning is dependent
upon that of the independent clause. They
are not sentences!
•For example, "because she didn't study" is
not a complete idea worthy of being defined

10. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION

11. II. DIRECT OBJECTS
•Unlike a subject, which performs the action
in a sentence, a direct object is the receiver
of an action, telling who or what received
it.

12. II. DIRECT OBJECTS
•Direct objects are always either nouns or
pronouns. (Note that nouns and pronouns
appearing within a prepositional phrase are
objects of the preposition, not the verb,
and are not direct objects.)

13. II. DIRECT OBJECTS
•The best way to determine the direct object
of a sentence is to ask yourself a question
about the sentence’s action by using the
words what or whom.

14. DIRECT OBJECT EXAMPLES:
Nouns as Direct Objects:
•Vanessa rode her bike. (Vanessa rode what? She
rode her bike. Bike is the direct object in the
sentence.)
•I returned the books to the library. (I returned
what? I returned books. Books is the direct object

15. DIRECT OBJECT EXAMPLES:
Nouns as Direct Objects:
•The pilot flew the plane across the Atlantic Ocean. (The
pilot flew what? The pilot flew the plane. Plane is the
direct object in the sentence.)
•Carmen rocked her baby to sleep. (Carmen rocked
whom? She rocked her baby. Baby is the direct object in
the sentence.)

16. DIRECT OBJECT EXAMPLES:
• Pronouns as Direct Objects:
•I took her with me to the store. (I took whom? I took
her. Her is the direct object in the sentence.)
•Shaun called us from camp. (Shaun called whom?
He called us. Us is the direct object in the
sentence.)

17. DIRECT OBJECT EXAMPLES:
• Compound Direct Objects:
•Dylan took his backpack and lunch out to the car. (Dylan
took what? He took his backpack and
lunch. Backpack and lunch are the direct objects in the
sentence.)
•The coach carried the bats and balls to the field. (The
coach carried what? The coach carried bats and
balls. Bats and balls are the direct objects in the sentence.)