Conjunctions
SC English
01 Oct., 2007
First, a preposition review…
 Prepositions connect _________ with
_________.
 The object of the preposition is always a
_______ or _________.
 A preposition _______ be part of a
prepositional phrase.
 A prepositional phrase starts with _____
and ends with _________.
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 Prepositions connect their object with
some other word in the sentence.
 The object of the preposition is always a
noun or pronoun.
 A preposition must be part of a
prepositional phrase.
 A prepositional phrase starts with the
preposition and ends with the object of
the preposition
Practice: Find the preposition
and object(s) of the preposition
 The rocket flew off into space.
 We looked in the window.
 Troy played hard at the football game.
 Mr. Swartos was excited about his
upcoming bear hunt.
Preposition or Adverb?
 You can tell if a word is a preposition by
looking for what the word _____.
 Prepositions will be part of a _______
________ and have an _______.
 Adverbs will modify a _____ and have
no _______.
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 You can tell if a word is a preposition by
looking for what the word modifies.
 Prepositions will be part of a
prepositional phrase and have an object.
 Adverbs will modify a verb, adjective, or
another adverb and have no object.
Practice- tell me if the words
below are prepositions or adverbs
 Umpires stand along the baselines.
 We waited for the hot dog vendor to
come along.
 The umpire ran past quickly.
 The ball flew past third base.
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 Umpires stand along the baselines.
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Preposition
 We waited for the hot dog vendor to
come along.
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Adverb
 The umpire ran past quickly.
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Adverb
 The ball flew past third base.
 Preposition
Conjunctions
 Conjunctions connect words or groups of
words.
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Prepositions connect words, too. How do
you think conjunctions are different than
prepositions?
Conjunctions
 Unlike prepositions, conjunctions don’t
have objects. Rather, they serve as a
way to show a relationship between two
words.
 Example:
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Are you going to Mt. Rushmore or Custer
State Park?
Conjunctions
 There are three types of conjunctions:
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Coordinating conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions
 Connect words of the same kind, such as
nouns, pronouns, verbs, prepositional phrases,
or sentences.
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Nouns: My cousin and his wife left yesterday for
Montana.
Verbs: They printed out directions but forgot to
bring them.
Prep. Phr.: Put the luggage on the doorstep or in
the garage.
Sentences: Our family wanted to go to Sturgis but
we decided to go to Fargo instead.
Coordinating conjunctions
 P. 382 in your text
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And
But
For
Nor
Or
So
Yet
Practice
 Find the coordinating conjunction in the
following sentences and tell what is
being connected.
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Bob and Bill are brothers.
We went to the game, but we didn’t win.
Correlative Conjunctions
 Similar to coordinating conjunctions in
that they connect the same type of
words, but work in pairs.
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List p. 383 in text.
both…and
either/neither….or
not only…..but also
whether.....or
Correlative Conjunctions
 Examples:
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We have seen both the Missouri River and
the Big Sioux river.
Either you or I will be the leader on the
trail.
The sick rhinoceros would neither eat nor
drink.
Practice
 Find the correlative conjunctions in the
sentences below and tell me what is
being connected:
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Either you go or I will.
Not only my mother but also my sister
played rugby.
Subordinating Conjunctions
 Connect things which are not equal. One is less
important (subordinate) than the other.
 List of common subordinating conjunctions on
p. 384
 Subordinating conjunctions are in sentences
that contain a dependent idea and a main idea.
The dependent idea is connected to the main
idea by the subordinating conjunction
 Subordinating conjunctions always come before
the dependent idea in a sentence.
One more thing…
 The main idea can come at the
beginning or end of a sentence.
 When the dependent idea comes first, it
must be separated from the main idea
with a comma.
Example:
 Because it rained all day, our basement
filled up with water.
 I did the planning after he made
reservations.
Practice
 Find the subordinating conjunction in
each sentence, then find the dependent
and main ideas.
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Since you didn’t play, we lost the game.
Troy studied hard so that he could get
good grades.
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Since you didn’t play, we lost the game.
 Sub: Since
 Dep: you didn’t play
 Main: we lost the game
 (note the comma)
Troy studied hard so that he could get good
grades.
 Sub: so that
 Dep: he could get good grades
 Main: Troy studied hard
 (note the lack of a comma)
Assignment:
 Type out a list of each type of
conjunction using your textbook that will
fit on a 3 x 5 index card.
 Attach the lists to note cards
 Exercises 1-3 on pp. 383-385 in your
text.