Conjunctions Flashcards
Coordinating conj.
Join complete thoughts.
Three common types of conjunctions
Coordinating, subordinating, and adverbial
Commas do go before and when…
Using a list of three or more, and connecting two independent clauses
FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Adverbial conjunctions
Join complete thoughts but go further by articulating relationship between ideas/sentences
Use of AC allow a writer to..
Create flow within a paragraph
Acronym for subordinating conj.
AAAWWWUUBBIS
HOTSHOTCAT
However, otherwise, therefore, similarly, hence, on the other hand, then, consequently, also, thus
Acronym for adverbial conj.
HOTSHOTCAT
Adverbial conjunctions are best used…
After a semicolon followed by a comma when separating sentences.
Subordinating conj. create _______ clauses
Dependent
AAAWWWUUBBIS
As, although, after, when(ever), while, whether, until, unless, because, before, if, since.
What is a clause
Phrase with a subject and verb
What is a comma splice
IC,IC
Subordinating conj.
Subordinates a clause (makes it less important) then joins it with an independent clause