Conjunctions- Review
Conjunctions are used to join clauses or to bridge sentences. We have already used a lot. In this lesson we will study more.
Review - Coordinating Conjunctions
A full clause is part of a sentence which makes sense.
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I ate a pizza.
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This is a full clause. It has a subject and a verb.
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I drank some beer.
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She doesn't like cats.
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She loves dogs.
and
'and' is a conjunction used to join two equally important and similar clauses.
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I ate a pizza and drank some beer.
NOTE: We can remove the second subject because it's the same.
but
'but' is a conjunction used to join two equally important clauses. The clauses are different to each other.
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She loves dogs but doesn't like cats.
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These two clauses are different. One is about 'love' and one is 'doesn't like'. Other exampels:
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My mum went out for dinner but didn't enjoy it.
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Football is easy but hockey is very difficult.
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Basketball players are tall but jockeys are short.
or
'or' is a conjunction used to join two equally important clauses. The clauses are different choices.
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Should I go to the beach or to a theme park?
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I wanted to have a burger or a pizza.
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We could go to the cinema or stay at home.
so
'so' is a conjunction used to join two equally important clauses. One clause is the result of another clause.
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The weather is excellent so we can have a barbeque.
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Our concert starts at 7pm so we need to leave now.
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This book is very long so it'll take me a long time to finish it.
for
This is an old conjunction and 'because' is usually used.
yet
'yet' is a conjunction used to join two equally important clauses and is very similar to 'but'. The difference is that 'yet' is used when the second part is surprising.
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Your mum is tall yet you are short.
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I hated the play yet normally I love that kind of play.
Review - Subordinating Conjunctions
These conjunctions join full clauses and ___ clauses. They include words such as:
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when
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before
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after
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until
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because
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Look at Unit 3 for lots of information on these conjunctions.
However
'However' is a more formal word for 'but'. It is often used to start a sentence but can be in the middle.
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She loves dogs, however, she doesn't like cats.