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What are Conjunctions?

Conjunctions...

...are words that link other words, phrases and sentences together.

You can distinguish between three different types of conjunctions and

each conjunction has different linking words:

Coordinating
Conjunctions...

...connect two words or groups of words with the same grammatical structure.

Example:

Marc and Andrew cooked dinner together.

Subcoordinating
Conjunctions...

...connect dependent clauses with independent clauses.

Example:

I will help you whenever you need me.

Correlative
Conjunctions...

...connect words, phrases and sentences with complementary relationships. They are always used in pairs.

Example:

Neither he nor she enjoys math.

Linking words:

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Linking words:

although, because, before, until, whenever, if, since, once

Linking words:

Either/or, Both/and, Not only/but also, Rather/than, Whether/or

Choose the correct conjunction.

a) Do you prefer to eat in a resaurant at home?

b) my friend my sister can help me.

c) I want to have breakfast we can go swimming.

d) I love with him he loves someone else.

e) I was very tired I had to work late.

f) I was feeling better having a cup of coffe.

g) good the movie was I prefer going to the theater.

h) I am not very sporty I like to go running.

What type of conjunction is it?
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Read the comic and circle the linking words.

Write down the linking words that were used in the comic.

How many linking words can be found in the comic?

There are ______ linking words.