Conjunctions

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Conjunctions

Join Things

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Conjunctions

Conjunctions are connecting words

Example:

And adds things together in the sentence “I like baseball and soccer.”

Or also joins, but makes an option “What do you like best, dogs or cats?”

Or can also pose a question.

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Using And/Or

Sentence 1: “I am going to play.”

Sentence 2: “I am going to study.”

Using And to join:

“I am going to play, and I’m going to study.”

Using Or to join:

“ I am going to play, or I’m going to study.”

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Using a Comma

Before every joining word, a comma (,) must be used

Example:

“I like soup, and I like sandwiches.”

You also must check that a and/or can be used by taking out the , and/, or and replacing it with a period.

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Different Conjunctions

Conjunctions aren’t only and/or, they are:

So, because, but, then, after,also just a (,), etc.

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More examples

No one came to save him, so he went off to explore.

Alice smiled, and then turned to her rabbit