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Coordinating conjunctions

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Conjunctions 1

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Conjunctions are words which join sentences together – you use them when you want to add more information within a sentence.

Conjunctions are words which join sentences together – you use them when you want to add more information within a sentence.

Look at the following sentences in English. Can you spot the conjunctions?

Look at the following sentences in English. Can you spot the conjunctions?

1 I like tennis and I love basketball.

2 I love football but I hate golf.

3 I go to the cinema or I go swimming.

4 I go to the cinema where I watch a film.

5 I don’t like cricket because it’s boring.

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So what does each of the following mean in English?

etmaisouoùparce que/qu’

andbut

whereor

because

Can you choose a conjunction from the left that will make sense in each of the sentences below? There may be more than one possible answer.

Je vais dans ma chambre ______ j’écoute de la musique.Je mange une pomme _______ je bois de la limonade.Je regarde Eastenders _________ c’est amusant.J’aime les serpents _______ je préfère les araignées!Après le dîner je lis _______ je regarde la télé.

où / etou / etparce que

maisou / et

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Conjunctions 4

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More advanced conjunctions 1

ni… ni thencar in this way / sodonc nextaussi neither … norpuis however / althoughensuite alsoainsi becausecependant/ toutefois/ sonéanmoins/ pourtant

Here are some other conjunctions you can use to link sentences together:

Here are some other conjunctions you can use to link sentences together:

Can you match the conjunctions to their English meanings?

Can you match the conjunctions to their English meanings?

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More advanced conjunctions 2

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