Today’s Lesson is:
Sentence Connectors
By: Montaha HawaitahApril 2012
definition
A connector is a word that is used to join words or sentences.
What do sentence connectors do ?
They allow you to combine two separate sentences.
They make your writing flow more smoothly.
Examples
Coordinating conjunctions join together clauses of equal importance.
and
Or
but
Coordinating
conjunctions
Examples of how to use
connectors
andO is used as a conjunction when
the words are of equal importance.
A boy and a girl
O Tom and Mary play basketballOA lion and a fox live in this
caveOEnglish and Math are both
important.
butO is used to show a contradiction
between two phrases.He ran but he missed the bus.
O She studied hard but could not score well in the test.
OThe hill was very high but the man could climb it easily.
orO we use ‘or’ when we need to
express a choice between two words or phrases.
Happy or sad
OWould you take a cup of tea or coffee?
OSit on the chair or on the table.
becauseO we use ‘because’ to show why
something happened. The baby cried because he was
sick
Watch a movie then..…
O Answer the questions in your worksheet.
Online ExercisesO practice 1 O Practice 2
Good Luck