Georgia Performance Standard

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Georgia Performance Standard

• ELA6C1avii The student identifies and uses
  coordinating, correlative, and subordinating
  conjunctions.
• Essential Question How can I identify and
  correctly use conjunctions?

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What are the various types of conjunctions?

• Coordinating
• Correlative
• Subordinating

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How do Conjunctions function?

• Conjunctions link words, phrases, or clauses.

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Independent Clauses

• Stand alone
• Express a complete thought
• Example Jade bought cookies for the class.
• Example Tom ate the last cookie.
• Which Sentence expresses a complete thought and
  stands alone?
• After the rain.
• The dog barked at the intruders.

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Dependent Clauses

• Cannot stand alone
• Express an incomplete thought.
• Example Although the sun is shinning,
• Example Because we began studying early,
• Which sentence is an example an a dependent
  clause?
• While the children are here.
• Since the game is over, lets go eat salads!

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Coordinating Conjunctions

• May join single words
• May join groups or words
• Always join similar elements
• Subject Subject
• Verb phrase Verb phrase
• Sentence Sentence
• Noun phrase Noun phrase

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Coordinating Conjunctions

• When Coordinating Conjunctions combine two
  elements, the elements becomes compound elements.

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Examples of Coordinating Conjunctions

• We have tickets for the symphony and opera.
• The orchestra rehearses on Tuesday, but the
  chorus rehearses on Wednesday.
• Have you seen or heard the opera by Scott Joplin?
• I wanted to sit in the front of the balcony so I
  ordered my tickets early.

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Coordinating ConjunctionsFANBOYS

• F for
• A and
• N nor
• B but
• O or
• Y yet
• S so

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Correlative Conjunctions

• Used in pairs
• Join similar elements
• Link Subject Subject
• Link Noun Noun
• Link Sentence Sentence

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Correlative Conjunctions

• Both my sister and my brother play the piano.
• Tonights program is either Mozart or Beethoven.
• Neither the orchestra nor the chorus was able to
  overcome the terrible acoustics in the church.
• Not only does Sue raise money for the symphony,
  but she also ushers at all of the concerts.

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Correlative Conjunctions

• both . . . And
• not only . . . but also
• not . . . But
• either . . . or
• neither . . . Nor
• whether . . . Or
• as . . . as

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Subordinating Conjunctions

• Connect subordinate clauses to main clauses.
• Subordinate conjunctions refer to time
• Subordinate conjunctions refer to cause and
  effect
• Subordinate conjunctions refer to condition.
• Subordinate conjunctions refer to opposition.

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Subordinating Conjunctions

• We are going out to eat after we finish taking
  the test.
• Since we live in Atlanta, we have gone to every
  exhibit in the high museum.
• Although the line was long and the wait over two
  hours, the exhibit was well worth it.

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Common Subordinate Conjunctions

• After
• Although
• As
• as if
• as long as
• as though
• Because
• Before
• even if
• even though
• If
• if only
• in order that
• now that
• once

• rather than
• Since
• so that
• Than
• That
• Though
• Till
• Unless
• Until
• When
• Whenever
• Where
• Whereas
• Wherever
• while

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A White Bus Words

• A after, although, as
• W when, wherever, where, whenever, while
• H how
• I if
• T than
• E even though, even if
• B because, before
• U unless, until
• S since, so that

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References

• Linda Byron (Georgia State University)