Conjunctions

Conjunction “Yet”

• Coordinating conjunctions affect the meaning of your sentence.
• “Yet” is used to show a change. When it is used to combine two sentences, you must put a comma before it.
• Ex. I want popcorn, yet I also want pizza.

Conjunction “So”

• Coordinating conjunctions affect the meaning of your sentence.
• “So” is used to show a relationship between things. When it is used to combine two sentences, you must put a comma before it.
• Ex. I want popcorn, so I made some.

Conjunction “for”

• Coordinating conjunctions affect the meaning of your sentence.
• “For” is also used to show a relationship between things. When it is used to combine two sentences, you must put a comma before it.
• Ex. I ordered a pizza, for I was hungry.

Conjunction “Because”

• Subordinating conjunctions affect the meaning of your sentence.
• “Because” is used when you are giving the reason for something
• Ex: I order popcorn and pizza because it is all my favorite food

Conjunctions “Although”

• Subordinating conjunctions affect the meaning of your sentence.
• “Although” is used to introduce a statement that makes you main statement seem surprising or unlikely
• Ex: Although I love popcorn, I choose pizza for my dinner.

Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions

• I like sugar in my tea, … I don't like milk in it.
• Listen to the story … answer the questions in complete sentences.
• Is it Thursday … Friday today?
• He is late … the bus doesn't come.
• We are very tired … happy after our flight to Sydney.
• They climb the mountain … it was very windy.

The answer is…

• I like sugar in my tea, but I don't like milk in it.
• Listen to the story and answer the questions in complete sentences.
• Is it Thursday or Friday today?
• He is late because the bus doesn't come.
• We are very tired but happy after our flight to Sydney.
• They climb the mountain although it was very windy.