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Conjunctions (3 Basic Types) Conjunctions COMBINE ideas
Conjunctions (3 Basic Types) Conjunctions COMBINE ideas
1). Coordinating Conjunctions - FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)
Join two complete thoughts (or independent clauses) together to make a compound sentence.
Example: Cheetahs are members of the big cat family, and they are also one of the world's fastest animals.
2) Subordinating Conjunctions - SWABIs (Since, When, After, Because, If)
Join two thoughts into one sentence, but sometimes one of the clauses is not a complete thought.
Example: If I get good grades, my dad will buy me a new video game.
3) Conjunctive Adverbs - THAMOs (Therefore, However, Also, Meanwhile, Otherwise)
Special adverbs that show the relationship between two complete thoughts
Example: Conjunctive adverbs act like conjunctions; however, they are adverbs.
Pronouns - take the place of nouns * I, Me, He, Him, She, Her, They, Them, We, Us, It
Pronouns - take the place of nouns * I, Me, He, Him, She, Her, They, Them, We, Us, It
A pronoun must match the noun it replaces.
The noun it replaces is called the antecedent.
Example: My family drives me nuts, but I love them.
Sarah has always loved fashion. She announced that she wants to go to fashion school.
Prepositions -
Prepositions -
Prepositions show the relationship between a noun and other words in a sentence.
They usually answer the questions “Where?” or “When?”
Prepositional Phrases -
Prepositional Phrases -
A phrase that starts with the preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun ("the object"). Remember, prepositions often answer the question, where? or when?
Example: Lucy and her cousin jumped on the bed.
After lunch, I played kickball.
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