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English Conjunctions Grammar Lesson
In this lesson I will teach you all about English Conjunctions and how to use them. I will give you a conjunctions table to help you remember them really quick.
Some thoughts are very easy. We say what we want to say, and then we’re done. I like cake. We will sink in the river. It’s sunny.
What if we have more complicated thoughts? We might need to use a conjunctionto share these thoughts. Conjunctions join words, phrases and sentences.
“There are three kinds of conjunctions; coordinating, subordinating and conjunctive adverbs.”
What are the different conjunctions? There is an acronym to remember the different types of conjunctions:
F A N B O Y S: This represents the coordinating conjunctions which connect equally important ideas. There are the most popular conjunctions.
Conjunction
When to Use It
Example
F is for for
signals the reason for something.
I went for the free food and drinks.
A is for and
Joins similar ideas
I like both cake andice cream.
N is for nor
Joins negative ideas
I don’t like snakes nor spiders.
B is for but
Joins opposite ideas.
I could drive a car but I don’t have a car.
O is for or
Joins choices
We will either sink or swim.
Y is for yet
Refers to a time that starts in the past and continues to the present
She has not taken the garbage outside yet.
S is for so
Signals the outcome
It was sunny so I went to the park.
English Grammar Conjunctions table
And…
WABBITS: The other popular type of conjunction are subordinating conjunctions which join two phrases of equal or unequal importance, that is , independent and independent clauses. They include /when, while, after, although, before, because, if , though, since/…. BUT that’s a big lesson for another day.
