The Conjunctions Page
If you ever saw any of the "School House Rock" cartoons on TV, I bet you remember "Conjunction Junction."
Great stuff!
If you've never seen it, Bob Darough, the song writer/performer, has put out a CD collection of all those songs, and you might enjoy listening.
If you have now or ever have kids of your own, don't deprive them! Get the record and encourage the little sweet-ums to play it endlessly.
However, conjunction and junction do more than rhyme.
They help to explain each other.
"Junction" is a place where two elements, such as two ideas, come together. "Conjunction" is what connects them.
In language, when you have written two ideas, and you wish to connect them, you reach for a handy conjunction. (The way I just did in the previous sentence: "and")
The most commonly used conjunctions are "and" and "but."
I drove really, really fast, and I got a ticket.
I was really, really nice to the policeman, but I got a ticket anyway.
I will pay the ticket when I am really, really good and ready.
Here's an opportunity for you to apply conjunctions.
Read the sentences below.
When you get to the blank, imagine a good conjunction for that place.
Martha asked Ralph to shave her head, ________ he just swore and jumped out the window. Eloise slipped on the ice, _________ Andy laughed until he bust a gut. Nice going. Be sure to tell your MOP about "Conjunction Junction", and your MOP'll really appreciate it if you sing the lyrics.
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