Connie the Conjunction
A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses.
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A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses.
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At Grade 3, Connie adds Correlative Conjunctions and Subordinating Conjunctions to what he already teaches.
Connie joins what belongs together. She links words: Nelson and Vinny. She links whole clauses: the dog barked, and the cat ran. She joins words, phrases, or clauses without ever losing the thread.
Word, then the character who embodies it, then its part of speech.
A coordinating conjunction joins words, phrases, or independent clauses of equal importance. The seven coordinating conjunctions are FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So. When joining independent clauses, use a comma before the conjunction.
- "I like cats and dogs; they ran quickly but carefully."
- "She wanted to leave but her parents said no; he worked hard so he earned good grades."
- "We wanted to go outside for it was sunny or we could stay inside."
- Using comma without conjunction (comma splice)
- Forgetting the comma before FANBOYS with independent clauses
- Confusing coordinating with subordinating conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions are pairs that work together: either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also, both/and, whether/or, as/as. They join words or phrases of equal importance. Use parallel structure - words following each conjunction should have the same grammatical form.
- "You can choose either pizza or pasta; either Sarah or Tom will present."
- "Neither the cat nor the dog wants to come inside."
- "She is not only smart but also kind; both Elena and Marco attended."
- Breaking parallel structure (both reading and to write is wrong)
- Using only one part of the correlative pair
- Mismatching the pairs (either/and instead of either/or)
A subordinating conjunction joins a dependent clause to an independent clause and shows their relationship. Common types include time (when, while, after, before, until), cause/reason (because, since), condition (if, unless, even though), contrast (although), and place (where).
- "When the bell rings we will go home; I will see you after dinner."
- "We stayed inside because it was raining; if you study hard you will pass."
- "Although they disagree they still respect each other; wherever you go I'll follow."
- Using coordinating conjunction instead of subordinating
- Forgetting comma when dependent clause comes first
- Confusing the relationships different subordinating conjunctions create
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