Subordinating and Coordinating Conjunctions By Riya Thumar Coordinating

Subordinating and Coordinating Conjunctions By: Riya Thumar

Coordinating conjunctions • • FANBOYS F: For A: And N: Nor B: But O: Or Y: Yet S: So

Coordinating Conjunctions • They are used to correct run-on sentences and when corrected they create compound sentences. • They join equals. Ex: Words to words Phrases to Phrases Clauses to Clauses • The conjunctions must go in the middle and cannot go in the beginning or the end of the sentence. • They form loose connections in the sentence.

Coordinating Conjunctions Punctuation • When two words, phrases, or clauses are joined, no commas are placed. • When three or more words, phrases, or clauses are joined, commas are placed between each word, phrase, or clause. • Two independent clauses need a comma before the conjunction.

Subordinating conjunctions after although as as far as as soon as as if as though because before even if in order (that) insofar as in that lest no matter how now that once provided (that) since so that even though supposing (that) how than if that In as much as though in case (that) till unless until whenever wherever whether while why

Subordinating Conjunctions • They are used to correct run-on sentences and are corrected to make compound sentences. • When two clauses are joined together it makes one clause dependent. • They conjunctions may appear at the beginning or middle of a sentence.

Subordinating Conjunction Punctuation • If the dependent clause is at the beginning of the sentence, commas are put between the two clauses. • If the independent clause is at the beginning of the sentence, commas are not put in between the sentences. • You never separate the clauses with a period.

Citations • "CONJUNCTIONS. " CONJUNCTIONS. Townsend. edu, n. d. Web. 29 Sept. 2013. • Wells, Jaclyn M. "Welcome to Purdue OWL Engagement. " Purdue OWL Engagement. Purdue. edu, 7 Aug. 2009. Web. 29 Sept. 2013.