LESSON 1.33
What Are Conjunctions?
Conjunctions join words, parts of sentences, or sentences.
Joining words: Liz or Lloyd will accept the award.
Joining parts of sentences: We’re going to the zoo and to the water park.
Joining sentences: I asked Jodine to the prom, but she said no.
The Main Conjunctions
There are five main conjunctions. Their first letters spell A BOAT.
CONJUNCTIONS |
| For |
| And |
| Nor |
| But |
| Or |
| Yet |
| So |
Individual Activity
Find the conjunctions in the following.
Away went the ball, spinning toward the goal. The two sides closed upon each other, and nothing could be seen but a swaying crowd of boys, violently agitated. Tom or Bill, the team leaders, had to do something. But then there was a rush of players, and Tom was driven to the ground as Bill’s team pushed forward. Tom was picked upby another boy as he struggled to stand and clear his mind.[1] |
[1]Both passages are from Tom Brown’s School Days, by Thomas Hughes. 1857.
Individual or Small Group Activity
Complete the exercise: Malta & Rhodes