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Sentence Connectors

Sentence Connectors . EGL 075. Good sentences vs. Run-ons. Do you remember what a clause is? A group of words that has a subject and a verb. How can we use more than one clause in a sentence? We need to combine these clauses using special words called sentence connectors. What is a run-on?

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Sentence Connectors

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  1. Sentence Connectors EGL 075

  2. Good sentences vs. Run-ons • Do you remember what a clause is? • A group of words that has a subject and a verb. • How can we use more than one clause in a sentence? • We need to combine these clauses using special words called sentence connectors. • What is a run-on? • One kind of BAD sentence in English. • A run-on strings together 2 or more clauses without sentence connectors.

  3. Which are good? Which are run-ons? • We went to the new store near our house last night after dinner. • Sam always gets good grades, he studies hard. • You want to become a doctor, you should take a lot of science courses. • The professor knows a lot about psychology he doesn’t know how to teach. • Although the weather was terrible, we went to the beach. • The thief walked into the bank, he took out a gun, nobody paid attention to him.

  4. Coordinate Conjunctions • We often use Coordinate Conjunctions to combine clauses in a sentence. Junko is a great athlete, and she’s a good student. Marco is handsome, but he’s stupid. Lakshmi was sick, so she stayed home. I’m going to take more classes, or I’ll get a job.

  5. Coordinate Conjunctions - FORM • Do NOT begin a sentence with a coordinate conjunction. • When the coordinate conjunction connects 2 clauses, put a comma after the first clause. Junko is a great athlete, and she’s a good student. Marco is handsome, but he’s stupid. Lakshmi was sick, so she stayed home. I’m going to take more classes, or I’ll get a job. • If the coordinate conjunction connects 2 words or phrases, you don’t need a comma. Junko is a great athlete and a good student. Marco is handsome but stupid.

  6. Practice – Combine these groups of sentences using coordinate conjunctions. • We like to swim. We don’t like to fish. • Maria usually studies hard. Last week she didn’t study. She failed the test. • Cars are expensive to maintain. They are very convenient. • My brother is an excellent guitarist. My sister is a great singer. • Jun Hee had a terrible headache. He stayed home. • Paul had a terrible headache. He came to school.

  7. Subordinate Conjunctions • We already learned some subordinate conjunctions, but we’ll review here. Take a look at these sentences: • Barbara likes her neighborhood because she can walk everywhere. • After he left the party, he had an accident. • Although the weather was terrible, we went to the beach. • I was walking the dog when you called. • As soon as I walked in the house, the phone rang.

  8. Subordinate conjunctions - FORM • Remember that we can put the subordinate conjunction between the 2 clauses or in front of the first clause. Sara is upset because she lost her job. Because Sara lost her job, she is upset.If the subordinate conjunction comes before the 2 clauses, put a comma between the clauses.

  9. Short List of Subordinate Conjunctions • Because • If • Unless • Although • Before • As soon as • While • When • After • Until

  10. Practice – Combine each group with subordinate conjunctions. • She failed the test. She didn’t study. • He was well-qualified. He didn’t get the job. • I heard you were sick. Right away I called you. (take out “right away”) • I was washing the dishes. At the same time, Ann was mopping the floor. (Take out “at the same time.” • His girlfriend broke up with him. He is very sad.

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