coordinating conjunctions
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
REBUS PUZZLE
- T + R =
CYCLE CYCLE CYCLE
YOU JUST ME
JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME
LADY LADY LADY
FIRST LADY
__ALL__AGAIN
ALL OVER AGAIN
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PAINLESS OPERATION
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
A coordinating conjunction joins parts of a sentence (for example words or independent clauses) that are grammatically equal or
similar.
EXAMPLE
Look at these examples - the two elements that the coordinating conjunction joins are shown in square brackets [ ]:
[Kenzo likes chicken] but [Jerome likes steak.]
I like [chicken] and [steak] for breakfast.
EGG-ZER-SIZE1. Teddy Ber and Bunny Ber love
each other.
2. I am tall but he is short.
3. She is kind so she helps other people.
4. No one likes to go to hell yet no one wants to go to heaven now.
F A NBOY S
FORIt presents an explanation.
I drank cold water FOR I was very thirsty.
BE CAREFUL!For as a preposition is a different
thing.
This gift is FOR you.
ANDIt presents non-contrasting item(s) or idea(s).
He is tall, dark AND handsome.
NOR• It is used for emphasis the statement in
negative sentence.
He is not rich NOR famous.
BUT
It is used to express contrast. It connects an affirmative and a negative statement.
She is beautiful but she is evil.
ORIt joins two contrasting or alternative ideas
together.
Do you like a hot or cold
drink?
YETIt is used to add information in the sentence. It also used
to present contrast or exceptional. It has the same function with BUT.
Pao plays basketball well
YET he likes playing barbie
dolls more.
SOIt introduces an effect in a cause- effect
relationship between two ideas.
It was raining SO I brought an umbrella.
EGG-ZER-SIZE
Ana was cold, _______ she put on a coat.
Harvey tried to read a novel in French,________ it was too difficult.
3. To get from Manila to Davao, you can fly ___________ you can ride the ferry.
4. I bought a bottle of wine, _______ we drank it together.
5. She is snobbish,________ people like her.
EGG-ZER-SIZE
Ana was cold, SO she put on a coat.
Harvey tried to read a novel in French, BUT it was too difficult.
3. To get from Manila to Davao, you can fly OR you can ride the ferry.
4. I bought a bottle of wine, AND we drank it together.
5. She is snobbish, BUT/ YET people like her.
SCORE
4 (egg-zer-size 1) + 5 (egg-zer-size 2) = score x 3 =