Todays Lesson: Conjunctions A conjunction joins words or groups of words in a sentence. There are three types of conjunctions, today we look at two, coordinating and correlative. 1 Coordinating conjunctions – these connect words, phrases or clauses that are independent or equal; and, but, so, for, yet, not. 2 Correlative conjunctions – these are always used in pairs; both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also Coordinating conjunctions And – in addition to We went skiing and scuba diving in Sicily. *But – connects to opposite things. I love comedy films but my wife loves drama. *Or – a choice between two things You can have pasta or pizza. *So – a result of something mentioned first I had a bad experience in Barcelona, so I won’t be going there again. *For – because He received a new bike from his parents for his birthday. *Yet – in contrast She studied hard yet she didn’t pass the final exam. Correlative conjunctions *Both/and He came first in both the 100 and 200 meter sprints. *Either/or We can meet either on Monday or on Tuesday. *Neither/nor She likes neither the red nor the blue shoes. *Not only/but also He received a good report not only from his colleagues but also his managers as well.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 11:30:00 +0000
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