ENGLISH CONJUNCTIONS [GRAMMAR]
DATE:- 2/12/2020
DAY:- WEDNESDAY
TOPIC TAUGHT
Coordinating conjunctions
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Define the term conjunction
learn different types of conjunctions
identify and use coordinating conjunctions correctly in sentences.
HOMEWORK
Read page no. 99,100 and 101 from Gram textbook. Complete the textbook exercises.
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Rewrite the paragraph given
below with conjunctions to combine similar sentences to make the paragraph
stronger. |
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Waheed
loves summer vacation. Sameer wishes he was still back in school. This summer
they are going to the beach. Sameer can't wait to play in the waves. Waheed
wants to build sand castles. Both activities will make them very dirty. Sameer
will head home to take a shower. Waheed prefers to take a bubble bath. At the
end of the day, both boys still end up clean and happy. |
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Waheed loves summer vacation but Sameer wishes
he was still back in school. This summer they are going to the beach. Sameer
can’t wait to play in the waves while Waheed wants to build sand castles.
Both activities will make them very dirty so Sameer will head home to take a
shower but Waheed prefers to take a bubble bath. At the end of the day, both
the boys still end up clean and happy. |
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Waldo
the wizard was old. He was grouchy. He couldn’t remember spells. He couldn’t
see well enough anymore to read the spells out of the spell book. The other
wizards avoided him. The witches avoided him. People did not think he was
pleasant to be around. The forest creatures seemed to enjoy his company.
Waldo brought them bread. He told them stories of what it was like in the old
days. He was once a powerful and respected wizard. The forest creatures
always came close to Waldo. If Waldo would get lost. The forest creatures
would lead him home. |
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Waldo the wizard was old and he was grouchy.
He could neither remember spells, nor see well enough anymore to read the
spells out of the spell book. Both the other wizards and the witches avoided
him. People did not think he was pleasant to be around, but the forest
creatures seemed to enjoy his company. Waldo brought them bread and told them
stories of what it was like in the old days, when he was once a powerful and
respected wizard. The forest creatures always came close to Waldo. If Waldo
got lost, the forest creatures would lead him home. |
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Q I. |
Join the sentences using conjunction given in the
bracket. |
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Diya wanted to drive
her car to the mall. The car would not start. (but) |
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Diya
wanted to drive her car to the mall but the car would not start. |
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2. |
My grandfather is a
farmer. He lives in the village. (and) |
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My
grandfather is a farmer and he lives in the village. |
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3. |
He will go by train. He
will go by bus. (or) |
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He will
go by train or by bus. |
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4. |
She did not sing at the
party. She did not dance. (nor) |
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She did
not sing nor danced at the party. |
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5. |
It rained heavily this
year. There is no water to drink. (yet) |
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It
rained heavily this year yet there is no water to drink. |
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Q II. |
Based on your
understanding, fill in the blanks with subordinating conjunctions from the
box. |
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so that |
unless |
whenever |
as |
if |
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1. |
I make it a point to visit the Taj Mahal ___________ I go to Agra. |
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whenever |
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2. |
He is ________ dishonest ____________no one trusts him. |
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so…that |
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3. |
They put up a splendid performance _________they
had rehearsed very well. |
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as |
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4. |
She will not get well ____________ she is
treated with the right medicines. |
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unless |
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5. |
I will buy you a car__________ you win the
first prize. |
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if |
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Q. III |
Match the words in Column A with Column B to form proper sentences. |
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Column A |
Column B |
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1.
Stay in the car |
a.
because her back is
hurting her a lot. |
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2.
Mother needs to see
a doctor |
b.
since she finished
all her homework |
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3.
Vidhya and Asha are
best friends |
c.
so that I could
wish my mother on her birthday. |
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4.
Sheila went to play
in the park |
d.
while I go to the
store |
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5. I stayed up until midnight |
e. but they do argue at times. |
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1.
Stay in the car while I go to the
store. |
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2.
Mother needs to see a doctor because
her back is hurting her a lot. |
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3.
Vidhya and Asha are best friends, but
they do argue at times. |
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4.
Sheila went to play in the park since
she finished all her homework. |
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5.
I stayed up until midnight so that I
could wish my mother on her birthday. |
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