We sometimes wish to join short, choppy
sentences to form longer sentences. One way to join two
ideas is to use a coordinating conjunction and a comma. Examples:
The trip was fine, and I learned a great deal from it.
The television picture is blurred, but we will watch
the football game anyway.
She wants to practice her Italian, so she is going to
Italy for the entire summer
Coordinating Conjunctions:
and, but, yet, for, so, or
Write and apply
1. Read the following sentences for meaning, and fill in the coordinating conjunction that best expresses the relationship between the two complete thoughts.
1) This digital radio looks stylish,
it often fails to work.
2) The Robinsons have a large garden,
they never have to buy vegetables.
3) Burt takes only evening courses,
he works during the day at McDonald's.
4) Dave tried the cross-country skiing,
he loved it.
5) They will stay in the city,
they will move to the suburbs.
Answer:
1.but 2.so 3.for 4.and 5.or
2．Each of the following thoughts is complete by itself, but you can join two of them together to make more interesting sentences. Combine these thoughts into pairs, using and, but, yet, for, so, and or, and write six new sentences on the lines below. Punctuate correctly.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Answer:
1. Teeth fascinate him, so Jack has decided to become a dentist.
2. He will rent a small apartment by himself, or he will get a large place with a friend.
3. Since the 1840s, American women had fought for the right to vote, yet they did not win that right until 1920.
4.A curious crowd gathered on the sidewalk, and live models danced in the store window.
5. They are the best pool players on the block, but they can’t beat my cousin from Cleveland.
6. The ancient Chinese valued peaches, for they believed that eating peaches made a person immortal.
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