Conjunctions Flashcards

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Coordinating conj.

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Join complete thoughts.

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Three common types of conjunctions

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Coordinating, subordinating, and adverbial

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Commas do go before and when…

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Using a list of three or more, and connecting two independent clauses

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FANBOYS

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For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

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Adverbial conjunctions

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Join complete thoughts but go further by articulating relationship between ideas/sentences

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Use of AC allow a writer to..

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Create flow within a paragraph

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Acronym for subordinating conj.

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AAAWWWUUBBIS

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HOTSHOTCAT

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However, otherwise, therefore, similarly, hence, on the other hand, then, consequently, also, thus

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Acronym for adverbial conj.

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HOTSHOTCAT

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Adverbial conjunctions are best used…

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After a semicolon followed by a comma when separating sentences.

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Subordinating conj. create _______ clauses

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Dependent

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AAAWWWUUBBIS

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As, although, after, when(ever), while, whether, until, unless, because, before, if, since.

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What is a clause

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Phrase with a subject and verb

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What is a comma splice

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IC,IC

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Subordinating conj.

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Subordinates a clause (makes it less important) then joins it with an independent clause

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Acronym for coordinating conj.

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FANBOYS