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COORDINATING

CONJUNCTIONS
COORDINATING
CONJUNCTIONS
A coordinating conjunction
joins parts of a sentence
(for example words or
independent clauses) that
are grammatically equal or
similar.
EXAMPLE
Look at these examples - the two elements that the
coordinating conjunction joins are shown in square brackets
[ ]:

I like [chicken] and [steak] for


breakfast.
[Kenzo likes chicken] but [Jerome
likes steak.]
EGG-ZER-SIZE
1. Teddy Ber and Bunny Ber
love each other.
2. I am tall but he is short.
3. She is kind so she helps
other people.
4. No one likes to go to hell
yet no one wants to go to
F A N BO Y S
FOR
It presents an explanation.

I drank cold water FOR I was very thirsty.

BE CAREFUL!
For as a preposition is a
different thing.

This gift is FOR you.


AND
It presents non-contrasting item(s) or idea(s).

He is tall, dark AND


handsome.
NOR
 It is used for emphasis the statement in negative sentence.

He is not rich NOR


famous.
BUT

She is beautiful
but she is evil.

It is used to express contrast. It connects an affirmative and a


negative statement.
OR
It joins two contrasting or alternative ideas together.

Do you like
a hot or
cold
drink?
YET
It is used to add information in the sentence. It also used to
present contrast or exceptional. It has the same function
with BUT.

Pao plays
basketball well
YET he likes
playing barbie
dolls more.
SO
It introduces an effect in a cause- effect relationship between
two ideas.

It was raining
SO I brought
an umbrella.
EGG-ZER-SIZE
Ana was cold, _______ she put on a coat.
Harvey tried to read a novel in French,________ it was too
difficult.
3. To get from Manila to Davao, you can fly ___________ you
can ride the ferry.
4. I bought a bottle of wine, _______ we drank it together.
5. She is snobbish,________ people like her.
EGG-ZER-SIZE
Ana was cold, SO she put on a coat.
Harvey tried to read a novel in French, BUT it was too difficult.
3. To get from Manila to Davao, you can fly OR you can ride
the ferry.
4. I bought a bottle of wine, AND we drank it together.
5. She is snobbish, BUT/ YET people like her.
SCORE

4 (egg-zer-size 1) + 5 (egg-zer-size 2) = score x 3 =

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