Grammar - Conjunctions

Today we learned about conjunctions such as ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘but’ and ‘so’.

Here’s a quick recap:

1. ‘and’ is used to join/add two or more ideas together.

Example: The king huffed and puffed.

2. ’or’ is used to show choice.

Example: Do you want tea or coffee?

3. ‘but’ is used to show constrast, when things do not happen as expected.

Examples:
His hair is not long but short.
I studied hard for my examination but I still failed.

4. ‘so’ is used to show results, when things happen as expected.

Examples:
I studied diligently for my examination so I passed with flying colours.
I have a lot of homework to do now so I cannot go to the cinema with you.

Test your knowledge at these websites:
1. Practice 1
2. Practice 2