Conjunctions Flashcards
What are conjunctions often called?
‘Joining words.’
What do conjunctions do?
Connect parts of a sentence.
What are the two types of conjunctions?
Co-ordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
What are the six CO-ORDINATING conjunctions?
FANBOYS.
- For
- And
- Not
- But
- Or
- Yet
- So
What do co-ordinating conjunctions do?
Join two seperate sentence of equal weight that COULD STAND ALONE and STILL MAKE SENSE.
What do subordinating conjunctions do?
Join main clause to a subordinate clause.
What else can be identified as ‘joining words’?
Relative pronouns.
What do relative pronouns do?
They replace nouns while also joining sentences.
Connect these two sentences using a relative pronoun:
The boy saw it first.
The boy has the best eyesight.
The boy WHO saw it first has the best eyesight.
Connect these two sentences using a relative pronoun:
The girl could not play in the match.
Her hockey stick had been stolen.
The girl WHOSE hockey stick has been stolen could not play in the match.
Connect these two sentences using a relative pronoun:
The pancake is now stuck to the ceiling.
The pancake was flipped too vigorously.
The pancake WHICH was flipped too vigorously is now stuck to the ceiling.
Connect these two sentences using a relative pronoun:
Hedwig is the owl.
He appears in the Harry Potter novels.
Hedwig is the owl THAT appears in the Harry Potter novels.
Which relative pronouns are used for people?
Who, whom, whose.
Which relative pronouns are used for animals and inanimate objects?
That and which.
