CONJUNCTIONS!
Dependent: something that has to rely on something else.
Independent: something that can stand on its own.
Clause: a group of words consisting of a subject and its predicate. A clause usually contains a verb and may or may not be a sentence in its own right.
Dependent Clause – an incomplete sentence
Examples:
The black cat…
As soon as I hurt my knee…
The Giants were…
Independent Clause: a complete sentence with a subject/ object/ verb/ etc.
Examples:
The black cat ate the tuna.
As soon as I hurt my knee I rolled over in pain.
The Giants were terrible.
I wept.
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Conjunctions
A conjunction connects individual words or groups of words. There are three kinds of conjunctions: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating.
Examples:
When we came back to Paris, it was clear, and cold, and lovely.
As soon as I picked up the phone, it went dead, and I hung up.
I want to go to the party, but I have to baby sit.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS (also called FANBOYS)
Coordinating conjunctions usually connect a word to a word, a phrase to a phrase, or a clause to a clause. The words, phrases, or clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction are equal in importance or are of the same type.
FOR (because)/ AND/ NOR/ BUT/ OR/ YET/ SO
Examples:
I need to go to the store, for (because) my mom is sick.
The city looked sick and dying.
I want to go to the party, but my dad won’t let me.
I can’t let you copy my homework nor will I let you look at my quiz.
She was going to go to the concert, but her mom said she had to baby sit.
You can sneak out of the house, or you can go to sleep.
His house was dirty, yet he never cleaned it.
I was in love, so I put her picture on my binder!
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Subordinating conjunctions both connect and show the relationship between two clauses. A subordinating conjunction connects a dependent clause to an independent clause and completes the meaning of the dependent clause.
Examples of subordinating conjunctions: after, although, as, because, before, if, since, that, though, unless, until, where, while
Examples:
Before it eats it, a brown trout will study the bait.
After my teacher called on me, I started to cry!
Until he gets good grades, he can’t play sports.
Since my brother left, we can go in his room and take his music.
Dependent starting with a subordinating conjunction/ ,/ independent/./
As
Before
If
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS
Correlative Conjunctions are conjunctions used in pairs. (Coordinating &Subordinating)
Examples of correlative conjunctions: either, or; neither, nor; not only; but also; both, and; whether, or; if only; as if; as long as, as though; in order that; provided that
Examples:
They were not only exhausted by the day’s journey but also sunburned.
As long as I eat well, I won’t get sick.
In order that the meetings go smoothly, we have a timekeeper.
Either you shape up or ship out.