Hello students! Congratulations on completing Years 1 and 2 of American English. Now that you are better prepared and that your American English is stronger, during years 3, 4, and 5 of your American English studies with Maestro Sersea, you will receive a different English grammar lesson each week.
Each week we focus on an English Grammar topic you can review. This week we focus on Parts of Speech: CONJUNCTION. Here’s a link to where you can learn more about CONJUNCTIONS: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/conjunctions.htm
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Lesson 3.20.3 Year 3
Today’s Grammar Lesson is ” Conjunctions” Part of speech.
A conjunction is a word that is used to connect words, phrases and clauses together. There are many conjunctions, but some common ones include, and, or, but, because, for, if, and when.
For Example…
1) Ali can both read and write.
2) Not only Maria but Ali also is from Pakistan.
3) I can have either coffee or tea.
4) He went out because he wants some fresh air.
5) I am leaving for two weeks.
6) You can share your problem with me, if you want.
7) Please close the door when you go out.
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Lesson 3.20.3 Year 3
Today’s Grammar Lesson is ” Conjunctions” Part of speech.
A conjunction is a part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses to other clauses that are called the conjuncts of the conjunctions.
Ex: I drink coffee, but my sister drink coca.
There are 2 main kinds of conjunction:
1- Coordinating conjunctions
A coordinating conjunction is a conjunction that connects two or more equal grammatical elements. In practice, this usually means a coordinating conjunction will connect the same parts of speech, such as a verb to another verb.
There are and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so
For example:
– Everyone sang and danced.
Importantly, coordinating conjunctions are the conjunctions used to connect independent clauses together.
An independent clause is a phrase that can stand alone as a complete sentences.
Ex: He might have gone to the park.
Ex: He may have returned home.
These are both complete sentences. We can use a coordinating conjunction to join them into one sentence.
@ He might have gone to the park, or he may have returned home. (Or is conjunction’s connects two sentences.)
2- Subordinating conjunctions
A subordinating conjunction is used to connect a subordinate clause, also called a dependent clause, to an independent clause. Unlike an independent clause, a subordinate clause cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence.
However, we can use a subordinating conjunction to attach a subordinate clause to an independent clause. Subordinating conjunctions can either come at the beginning of a sentence or somewhere in the middle: they are although, because, since, unless…
Ex: Whenever it rains, we stay inside and watch movies.
We stay inside and watch movies whenever it rains.
@ Correlative conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that work together. Some examples of correlative conjunctions include both … and, either … or, neither … nor, and rather … than. Each pair of correlative conjunctions has a different.
Ex: I need flowers that are either red or pink. (lists two options)
Ex: She would much rather play outside than sit in the house.
Ex: The dog was as big as a horse.
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