Connecting Ideas using Conjunctions in an Argumentative Text (MOD2) Flashcards

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is the glue that holds words, phrases and clauses (both dependent and independent) together.

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Conjunction

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three different kinds of conjunctions

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coordinating,
subordinating,
correlative

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type of conjunction that link ideas by showing how they relate. For example, a word like “and” indicates two ideas go together

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Coordinating conjunctions

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A conjunction that indicates that one idea depends on another. For instance, in this sentence the word “unless” depends on the action that follows it:
Example:
We will be late unless we leave now.

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subordinating
conjunction

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A conjunction that join elements within a sentence, indicating the two are of
equal importance. The words “neither” and “nor” work this way in this sentence:
Example:
I like neither carrots nor celery

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Correlative conjunctions

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