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CONJUNCTIONS
Tutors Teach Seniors New High-Tech Tricks
Jennifer Ludden
A conjunction ties together parts of a sentence and clarifies the relationship
between ideas or events. Coordinating conjunctions such as and or but connect
words, phrases, and clauses of equal importance. Subordinating conjunctions
such as after or until connect a less important clause to a more important clause.
Examples:
Jarrod was hungry, so he ate a snack. (coordinating conjunction)
Although Tina was tired, she didn’t have time for a nap. (subordinating conjunction)
It was Friday, and I couldn’t wait for the weekend to start. (coordinating conjunction)
A. DIRECTIONS: Underline the conjunctions in the sentences below from “Tutors
Teach Seniors New High Tech Tricks.” Then, label each conjunction as
coordinating or subordinating.
1. Sigrid Scully, 84, signed up for a TECH class because she was struggling to
stay connected with far-flung family.
2. She read a computer manual once, but didn’t understand words like “icon” or
“cookies.”
B. DIRECTIONS: Use a conjunction to connect the following phrases into one complete
sentence.
1. Tina’s shoelace was untied; she tripped
2. Eduardo stood on his tippy toes; he couldn’t reach the top shelf
3. I ran as fast as I could; I made it to class on time
4. The man was silent; he stood in disbelief
5. Julia kicked the ball into the net; the team won the game
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