COORDINATING, SUBORDINATING & CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS

11. Choose the best combination of the two sentences below. They all use a conjunction.

The water is very cold in January. We go swimming anyway.

• When the water is very cold in January, we go swimming anyway.

• As the water is very cold in January, we go swimming anyway.

• The water is very cold in January if we go swimming anyway.

• Although the water is very cold in January, we go swimming anyway.

3. There are ______ types of conjunctions.

4. Two of the types of conjunctions are:

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Coordinating and Subordinating

• Coordinated and Correlated

• Words of the Wiser

9. Does the sentence contain a coordinating or subordinating conjunction?

She laughed when the puppy chased its tail.

• subordinating conjunction

• coordinating conjunction

12. Choose the best combination of the two sentences below. They all use a conjunction.

Richard is very wealthy. He can afford to buy almost anything he wants.

• Although Richard is very wealthy, he can afford to buy almost anything he wants.

• Richard is so wealthy that he can afford to buy almost anything he wants.

• Richard is very wealthy so that he can afford to buy almost anything he wants.

• Richard can afford to buy almost anything he wants, but he is very wealthy.

10. Does the sentence contain a subordinating or correlative conjunction?

He felt both disappointed and misunderstood.

• subordinating conjunction

• correlative conjunction

1. Conjunctions are joining/connecting/linking words.

2. Which word is not a conjunction?

• because

• although

• crazy

• whether......or

5. This type of conjunction uses two words.

• Correlative

• Related

• Subordinating

• Coordinating

8. Choose the correct correlative conjunction to complete the sentence.

I’m not sure _____ the homework is due today _____ tomorrow.

• neither......nor

• whether......or

• not only......but also

• either......or