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What is an example of a conjunction in a paragraph and How to use it in paragarph?

Ahmed AlFahad
Ahmed AlFahad
What is an example of a conjunction in a paragraph and How to use it in paragarph?
Good evening teacher, Sophie my youngest daughter, has to write a paragraph using a variety of conjunctions. She needs to use coordinating, subordinating, and correlative conjunctions correctly. Could you provide examples of sentences with each type of conjunction and suggest a way to practice using them in writing?
Ahmed_AlFahad
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Sheree
Sheree
Sheree_Delport - Tutor account
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South Africa

Hi there

 Thank you for your question.

Coordinating, subordinating, and correlative conjunctions are essential for forming complex sentences and creating cohesion in writing. For example, using coordinating conjunctions such as "and," "but," and "or" can help combine two simple sentences into one compound sentence. Subordinating conjunctions like "although," "because," and "while" can introduce dependent clauses and add more detail to a sentence. And correlative conjunctions like "either...or," "neither...nor," and "both...and" can be used to show a relationship between two ideas or choices. One way to practice using these conjunctions in writing is to create a paragraph using only complex sentences and incorporating all three types of conjunctions. This will help build a better understanding of how different conjunctions can be used to create different sentence structures and convey a variety of meanings in writing. (Another easy route for remembering basic conjunctions is to remember FANBOYS = For And Nor Because Or Yet So)

I hope this helps you and provides you with a starting point to help your daughter. If you need further assistance please do not hesitate to reach out again. I will gladly assist.


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