Conjunctions and prepositions
8 important questions on Conjunctions and prepositions
What is a conjunction?
For example:
My brother loves surfing and swimming, but he hates getting wet.
There are three types of conjunctions. Name them.
2) correlative
3) subordinating
What does a coordinating conjunction do?
For example:
I'd like pizza or salad for lunch.
We needed to be alone, so we left the room.
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What does FANBOYS mean in the coordinating conjunctions?
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
What does correlative conjunctions do?
Think of:
1) either/or
2) neither/nor
3) not only/but also
4) both/and
Which conjunctions do you recognize in the following sentences:
I do not only feel sad but also angry.
I finished both my essay and my assignment
What does a subordinating conjunction do?
because, since, as, although, though, while, whereas, until, after, before…
For example:
I can stay out until the clock strikes twelve.
What is a preposition?
For example:
- A relation to another noun > My laptop is onthe desk beside you
- A relation to purpose or contrast > •We went to this morning’s lecture despite the early hour
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