CONJUNCTION WRITING 1 DEFINITION A conjunction is a

CONJUNCTION WRITING 1

DEFINITION A conjunction is a word used to join similar elements in a sentence. These elements can be words, phrases, or sentences.

The conjunctions are devided into 3 types: coordinative conjunctions use to join similar grammatical construction 2. Correlative conjunctions use in pairs to show the relationship between idea expressed in different part of sentence. 3. Subordinative conjunctions use to join the main clause 1.

coordinate conjunctions And: I like swimming and fishing But: they tried but not succeeded Or: did you go out or stay at home? Nor: I did not see it, nor did they. Yet: the sun is warm, yet the air is cool So : he did not study last night, so he get bad mark.

EXERCISES (and, or, but) 1. He enjoys reading _______ running. 2. Will he dance with Susan _______ Maria? 3. Anna has brown hair _______ blue eyes. 4. He wants to swim, _______ she wants to surf. 5. Ben _______ Maria go to school together. 6. Does she like roses _______ tulips? 7. He likes football, _______ he prefers soccer.

Correlative conjunctions Either…or…: either yoga or yogi are my friends= yoga yogi (both) are my friends Neither …. Nor…. : neither yoga nor yogi is my friends= no one is my friends Both…. and…= both yoga and yogi are my friends Not only…but also…. Rather…. than…. Prefer…. to…. . Whether…or…

Contohnya. . They play futsal. Either Dion or Farid play futsal. There are two glasses of tea. neither of them is for you. Magazine gives us information Newspaper gives us information =both magazine and newspaper give us information. =Rudi will buy both magazine and newspaper. =Rudi will not only buy magazine but also newspaper.

Subordinate conjunctions Joining two an independent and dependent clause or two sentence become one. E. g: after, although, as far as, as if, as long as, as soon as, as though, because, before, if, in order that, since, so that, than, though, unless, until, whenever, whereas, wherever, however, and while, therefore, once upon a time,

Contohnya… Tomi doesn’t come to school today. Tomi is ill =Tomi doesn’t come to school because he is ill. Arya always works hard Arya is rich =Arya always works hard so that he is rich

Exercise My father works in the school He is a teacher = = Tomi will go to school Today is raining hard

reference Free English grammar