Mastering Coordinating Conjunctions

Mastering Coordinating Conjunctions

Which famous chocolate brand is known for its slogan 'Melts in your mouth, not in your hands'?

1. M&M's
2. Hershey's
3. Snickers
4. Kit Kat

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and correctly use coordinating conjunctions.

What do you already know about conjunctions?

What are Conjunctions?

Conjunctions are function words that express connections between other parts of a sentence.

Examples of Conjunctions

Casey drank a glass of water because they were thirsty.
The day Zoe went to the beach was both windy and warm.

Coordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions create links between words or groups of words.

Examples of Coordinating Conjunctions

Some common coordinating conjunctions are: and, but, or, so, yet.

Using Coordinating Conjunctions

Using coordinating conjunctions can give your writing extra polish.

Practice Exercise

Rewrite the following sentence using a coordinating conjunction: 'It was fair. It was unpleasant to hear the description of the damage I’d done to the car.'

Summary

In summary, coordinating conjunctions help to express connections between words or groups of words in a sentence.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.