Conjunctions

1. A conjunction is a part-of-speech that joins together two words, two phrases or

• two clauses

• two paragraphs

• two topics

• two people

2. Which of these very common words is a conjunction?

• the

• and

• in

• an

3. Which list contains other common conjunctions?

• on, in, above, beside

• but, or, because, so

"We'll go swimming if it isn't too cold." Which is the conjunction?

• if

• it

• too

• go

5. "My sister likes pop music but I like rap." The conjunction joins

• two words

• two clauses

"I'll be busy on Monday and Tuesday but I'm free on Wednesday." The first conjunction joins

• two words

• two clauses

True or false? "Conjunctions always consist of a single word."

• True

• False

Which is a conjunction?

• so that

• so much

"I was sick _______ I couldn't go to work." Which conjunction is best?

• so

• even though