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Conjunctions: Beth Neitz ESL 502

The document discusses conjunctions, which are words that join together groups of words and sentences. It provides examples of common conjunctions like "and", "so", and "but" and how they link ideas. It also includes exercises for learners to practice identifying and using conjunctions in sentences.

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Conjunctions: Beth Neitz ESL 502

The document discusses conjunctions, which are words that join together groups of words and sentences. It provides examples of common conjunctions like "and", "so", and "but" and how they link ideas. It also includes exercises for learners to practice identifying and using conjunctions in sentences.

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Mohd Razif Abdul Manap
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Conjunctions

Beth Neitz
ESL 502
How do I say conjunction?
Lets sound out the word together in parts:

con- junc- tion

Now lets say the whole word together

conjunction
What is a conjunction?
Joins or hooks together groups of words and
sentences
and
Joseph ate a hot dog.

Joseph ate french fries.

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Joseph ate a hot dog and french fries.


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and joined the similar ideas together


and

Sara went to the park.


Sara met her friend Michelle.

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Sara went to the park and met her friend


Michelle.
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Practice and

He is hungry.

He is tired.
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He is hungry __________ tired.
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so
It was raining.

We brought an umbrella.
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It was raining, so we brought an umbrella.

so shows that the second idea is the result of


the first
so
He likes baseball.

He joined the team.

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He likes baseball, so he joined the team.
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Practice so
They like swimming in the ocean.

They went to the beach.

They like swimming in the ocean, _____


they went to the beach.
but
He wanted to buy a game.

He didnt have any money.

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He wanted to buy a game, but he didnt have any money.
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but joins two opposite ideas together


but
He wanted to go to school.

He was sick.

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He wanted to go to school, but he was sick.
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Practice but
She wants to do her homework.

She forgot what to do.

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She wants to do her homework, ______
she forgot what to do.
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Lets see and hear conjunctions

http://youtu.be/mkO87mkgcNo
Lets Play a Game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/lite
racy/conjunctions/index.shtml
and so but
Fill in the correct conjunction in each sentence.

I had to go eat dinner, ______ I really wanted to


play outside.

I ate chicken _______ corn.

It was hot out, ______ I brought a water bottle to


keep me cooled off.

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