Class 22-1: Coordinating Conjunctions
Tom is driving the helicopter and john is jumping out of the helicopter.
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A coordinating conjunction is a word or phrase used to connect other words or phrases that have the same grammatical function. |
| Conjunctions: and | Sentence Structure: noun + and + noun verb + and + verb adjective + and + adjective | Examples: 1. She is going to school and the library. 2. She is running and swimming. 3. Tom is both sad and unhappy. |
| but | adjective + but + adjective | The exercise is great but exhausting. |
Continued
| Conjunctions: nor | Sentence Structure: verb + nor + verb | Examples: He doesn’t want to read, nor does he want to study. |
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or |
infinitive + or + infinitive |
Tom wants to run or to lift weights for exercise. |
Paired Conjunctions
| Rule: Conjunctions can also have two conjunctions within the same sentence, connecting two ideas. | Examples: 1. She likes reading and writing, but not speaking. 2. Tom enjoys swimming and hiking, but not horseback riding. |
Exercise
Exercise 1: Underline the correct coordinating conjunction. There are five questions where both answer choices are correct. There are five questions where only one answer choice is correct.
1. He likes to run (and / or) exercise.
2. My mom drives slowly (and / but) carefully.
3. I don’t like school, (nor / and) do I like sports.
3. She likes to read (and / nor) write.
4. I like John (and / or) Jack.
5. I went to Oregon (and / but) California.
6. I saw the Batman (and / or) Indiana Jones movies at the same time.
7. She likes books (and / or) music.
8. She has a cell phone (and / or) a laptop.
9. Eric bought a watch (but / and) a pair of shoes.
