Conjunctions

What does a conjunction do?

• Joins a sentence or a phrase with another sentence.

• Joins two nouns.

• Joins two verbs.

• All of these.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

I ate the food _______ I didn't like the taste

• but

• because

• so

• and

The phone rang several times ______ dinner

• during

• whilst

• when

David is very happy _______ he got a new job.

Join the two sentences. He is poor. He is happy

Join the sentences. I will come. I am not ill

Lydia had all day to prepare for the dinner party, so not only was the food excellent, and also the house was spotless.

• NO CHANGE
• but
• so
• yet

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.7.3A

We had a long history together, it wasn't enough to keep us from parting ways.

• NO CHANGE
• together, but
• together but,
• together, however

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2

While my sister did well in the classroom. Her victories on the soccer field are what she is remembered for the most at our local high school.

• NO CHANGE
• classroom and her
• classroom, but her
• classroom, her

What is the conjunction in this sentence: Sharon loves to go on a roller coaster, yet she has a fear of heights.

• Sharon
• Yet
• Heights
• She

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.6