LESSON 6: CONJUNCTIONS

Good day everyone!

Before we begin to learn more about conjunctions, let's be familiar with this word:

F-A-N-B-O-Y-S

So, how will this word help in today's learning?
The acronym relates itself to our English language learning in such a way:

As the picture says, the most commonly found conjunctions being used to join or connect words is the seven joiners mentioned above, and they are termed as 

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS.

Before we go further, remember:

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS are used to connect TWO independent clauses.

When a coordinating conjunction connects two independent clauses, it is often (but not always) accompanied by a comma:

Example: Ulysses wants to play for the scholastic decathlon, but he has had trouble meeting the academic requirements.

When the two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction are nicely balanced or brief, many writers will omit the comma:

Example: Ulysses has a great jump shot but he isn't quick on his feet.

So before using a comma, you can determine if your sentence is long or brief to see if it is needed.

Before we end the lesson, let's have a look at this video:

English Grammar - Conjunctions

SEE YOU NEXT TIME!