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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

  • before

  • after

  • until

  • 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. 

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