Winnie teaches coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, so, for, nor, yet) and how to use them to build compound sentences. Learn when to add a comma before the conjunction, how each one signals addition or contrast or consequence, and how to add adjectives to make sentences richer.
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How are words, phrases, and clauses connected together in a sentence? What is the glue in these sentences? Hi everyone, this is Winnie or Miss Tang. Today we are learning to use coordinating conjunctions in compounding sentences. This is because we are trying to glue together the words, the phrases, and the clauses in a sentence. We are also trying to compare and contrast, or we are trying to add on in our sentence and provide our reader with some more information. For our success criteria today, good is: can you recognize coordinating conjunctions in the text that you are reading? Great is: can you include coordinating conjunctions such as 'and,' 'but,' 'so,' and there are some other examples as well in your own sentences? Can you include 2 or more independent clauses? And can you make sure that you place a comma after the first independent clause and before the coordinating conjunction when necessary? Not all sentences will need this but some will. For amazing, can you write compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions and adjectives? Compounding sentences. These include two or more independent clauses. An independent clause is a sentence or some words that can stand alone in its own complete sentence, and they are joined together by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or Let's have a look at the coordinating conjunctions. So these are words or a group of words in a sentence that link two or more independent clauses. The 'and' gives more information to the first clause. 'But' gives contrasting information to the first clause, so the opposite. And 'so' is used to provide a consequence to the first clause. We are now going to have a look at some examples. And we also need to remember that sometimes we have a comma that is placed before the coordinating conjunction. Here are some examples that I've already used in a narrative that I have written called Amber and the Browbeating Bully. This is also the prequel to a book that my friend and I are writing called Amber and the Pesky Plastic Problem. It had been 2 years since she received her gift, and she still wore it every day. So we have our 'and' which is connecting our two clauses together so that we can give some more information in this sentence. Here is another one. Amber ran to her final position of the cheerleading dance, comma, but it was too late. So we're giving contrasting information here and we're using 'but' and we also are putting the comma before this coordinating conjunction. Our first cheerleading competition is coming up, comma, so we need a cheerleading captain. So we're saying in the first phrase that there is a cheerleading competition coming up, and therefore, as a result, we need a captain. So that's why I have put in "so," and there is also a comma as well. Here are some other coordinating conjunctions that you can use. There is "for," which provides a reason. "Nor" adds on to the first clause, which is a negative statement. And you've also got "or," which provides an alternative to the first clause. You've got "yet" which provides an opposite idea. Here are some examples. It was a gift from her dad for her 9th birthday. So we are using "for" to give a reason, a reason why she was given a gift. Here is an example that I have written. I don't like people being mean, nor do I like bullies. So in the first statement, I put in "I don't like." people being mean, and 'nor' is when I have added on to the statement and I have said that, 'Nor do I like bullies.' Here is another example from the prequel or the narrative that I've written. 'Your words can either lift someone up or cut deeper than a knife.' So there are two alternatives here. The reason I have used 'or' is because the character in this prequel is trying to say that when you are speaking and when you are using your words, you can either encourage people and make them a lot happier and lift them up and encourage them and support them, or you can use your words to hurt someone. So I've used the word 'or' as the coordinating conjunction here to give the two alternatives. Elizabeth was pretty yet awkward, with watery blue-green eyes and wispy hair. So we have, so we have an example of where I've used 'yet' to provide an opposite idea. So I've said that Elizabeth was pretty, yet awkward to give an opposite contrasting idea because, you know, characters and people can be one thing and the other. We're not just one-dimensional. You can be, you can be both. What you can also do is add adjectives to your compound sentences. In my previous video, we had a look at some adjectives and how they describe a noun or pronoun and they provide a description. And we also had a look at the different types of adjectives that you could include in your sentences. So here is an example now. Amber ran to her final position of the cheerleading dance, comma, but it was too late. So here is an example of a compound sentence where we have used the coordinating conjunction "but," and there is also the comma, and we are also describing the position that she has gone into and the type of dance. So we have used adjectives to describe that she ran to her final position, her last position of the cheerleading dance. Okay, now it is your turn. Can you find any coordinating conjunctions in the book that you are reading? Can you spot the compounding sentences with coordinating conjunctions? And can you write your own compounding sentences with coordinating conjunctions? And bonus challenge, can you add in some adjectives as well to describe and provide a description? To learn how to help your reader understand what you are writing, here is my grammar and punctuation playlist right here. See you in my next video. Bye!
