Coordination Coordinating Conjunctions F A N B or S (Fanboys)
Coordination Coordinating Conjunctions F A N B or S (Fanboys)
Coordination Coordinating Conjunctions F A N B or S (Fanboys)
I plan to stay
and I will complete
I plan to stay home, and I will
(joins two an essay for
home. complete an
ideas) class.
essay for class.
Jessie isn’t
Jessie isn’t nor going to be at
Tom won’t be
going to be at (indicates a the dance, nor
there either.
the dance. negative) will Tom be
there.
The fundraisers
The fundraisers are hoping for a
but
are hoping for a I don’t think many record-breaking
(indicates a
record-breaking people are going. attendance, but I
contrast)
attendance. don’t think many
people are going.
I might go to the
next fundraising
I might go to the or I might donate
event, or I might
next fundraising (offers an some money to the
donate some
event. alternative) cause.
money to the
cause.
My parents are
My parents are yet worried that I am
I have many
worried that I am (indicates a antisocial, yet I
friends at school.
antisocial. reason) have many friends
at school.
Buying a new
dress is expensive,
Buying a new so By staying home I
so by staying
dress is expensive. (indicates a result) will save money.
home I will save
money.
SUBORDIANTION combines
one independent clause (one
that can stand alone, or the
main clause) and one
dependent, clause (cannot
stand alone). Dependent
clauses are marked by
subordinating conjunctions.
The common subordinating
conjunctions are the following:
MAY changes into MIGHT He said, "I may buy a computer.“ He said that he might buy
a computer.
MUST changes into HAD TO He said, "I must work hard.” He said that he had to
work hard.
These Modals Do Not Change: Would, could, might, should, ought to.
Would They said, "we would apply for a visa. They said that they would apply for visa.
Could He said, "I could run faster." He said that he could run faster.
Might John said, "I might meet him." John said that he might meet him.
Should He said, "I should avail the opportunity.“ He said that he should avail the
opportunity.
Ought to He said to me, "you ought to wait for him.“ He said to me that I ought to wait for
him.
The Perfect Tense Examples
The Perfect Tense
Remember that the tense of a verb refers to the time of the action
or state of being.
The past perfect tense expresses an action that began in the past,
was completed in the past before something else occurred.