October 7 Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

What is a coordinating conjunction?

• A word that connects clauses of unequal importance

• A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance

• A type of conjunction that shows time

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What is a subordinating conjunction?

• A word that connects independent clauses

• A word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause

• A word that shows contrast

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Choose the correct coordinating conjunction: "I wanted to go to the park, ___ it started to rain."

• so

• but

• because

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Fill in the blank with a subordinating conjunction: "We can go outside ___ it stops raining."

• and

• before

• although

• after

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Select the coordinating conjunction: "She loves to read, ___ she prefers mystery novels."

• because

• and

• but

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Complete the sentence with a subordinating conjunction: "You will succeed ___ you work hard."

• if

• unless

• although

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Identify the coordinating conjunction in the sentence: "He wanted to play soccer, but it was too late."

• wanted

• but

• too

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Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

• and

• or

• although

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