Sentence connectors. By : Sintya Sugandi

SENTENCE CONNECTORS(Pattern One)

SENTENCE CONNECTORS(Pattern One)

BY :

SINTYA SUGANDI

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES AND TEACHERS’ TRAINING

SILIWANGI UNIVERSITY

2013

DEFINITIONSentence connectors are

used to link ideas from one sentence to the next and to give paragraphs

coherence.

KINDS OF CONNECTORS

AND

NOR

BUT

OR

YET

SOFOR

1.COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

( FANBOYS)

To Add Consequen

ces

Opposition To contrast

Examples To

Generalize

Furthermor

e

As a result However On the

other hand

For

example

All in all

Moreover Consequent

ly

Nevertheles

s

In contrast For

instance,

Generally

speaking

In addition Therefore Nonetheless As an

illustration,

In general

Also To illustrate On the

whole

2. TRANSITIONS

Time Cause and

Effect

Opposition Condition

after because although if

before Since though unless

when now that even though only if

while As whereas whether or not

since in order that while even if

until So   in case (that)

3. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO

F = forA = andN = norB = butO = orY = yetS = so

Y = yetA = andF = forN = norO = orB = butS = so

F = forO = orN = norY = yetB = butA = andS = so

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

SENTENCE CONNECTORS (Pattern One)

Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS) connect word with word, phrase with phrase, CLAUSE with CLAUSE.

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Word with word

Most children like cookies and milk

Phrase with phrase

Manufacturers must be free to develop their

Ideas and to package their products

Clause and clause

I wanted to sit in front of the balcony,

so I ordered my tickets early

Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS) can used in simple sentence, COMPOUND SENTENCE, complex sentence and COMPOUND - COMPLEX SENTENCE.

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Simple sentence

I like reading and writing

Compound sentence

I wanted to sit in front of the balcony,

so I ordered my tickets early

Complex sentence

Because it rained heavily yesterday,

Arya and Roni are getting sick

Compound - Complex sentence

When the heat comes, the lakes dry up,

and farmers know the crops will fail

1. WHAT IS COMPOUND SENTENCE ?

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

COMPOUND SENTENCE

Compound Sentence is a sentence

that consists of two or more independent clauses

EXAMPLE :

Mushrooms grow in damp places ,

so they look like umbrellas

2. WHAT IS COMPOUND - COMPLEX

SENTENCE ?

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE

Compound-Complex Sentence is a sentence that

consists of at least two independent clauses

and at least one dependent clause

EXAMPLE :

When the heat comes, the lakes dry up,

and farmers know the crops will fail

FUNCTION

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Addition (and)

continuation (and then)

contrast (but,yet)

choice (or)

result (so)

reason (for)

he washed the car and polished it

he washed the car and then polished it

she sold her house ,but/yet (she) can’t help regretting it

you can park your car on the drive or on the road

he couldn’t find his pen ,so he wrote in pencil

we rarely stay in hotels,for we can’t afford it.

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

FORMULA

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

When you connect two main clauses with a coordinating conjunction, use a comma

MAIN CLAUSE + , + coordinating conjunction +nMAIN CLAUSE

While I am at work, my dog Floyd sleeps on the bed , and my cat Buster naps in the bathtub

Pattern 1 — Connecting two main clauses

You can also use a coordinating conjunction to connect any two items

ITEM  + coordinating conjunction + ITEM

My dog Floyd has too many fleas  and  too much hair.

My cat Buster has beautiful blue eyes  but  a destructive personality.

Pattern 2 — Connecting two items

When you have three or more items in a series, you generally use a comma

before the coordinating conjunction.

 ITEM + , + ITEM + , + coordinating conjunction + ITEM

Singing, dancing, and swimming are my favorite hobby

Pattern 3 — Connecting three or more items in a series

NOTES

1. When the subject is the same in all parts of the sentences, we do not usually repeat it :

Same subject :Tom phoned . he left a massage.Tom phoned and (he ) left a massage.

Different subjects : Tom phoned . Frank answered.Tom phoned and Frank answered.

2. We usually repeat the subject after so :

he couldn’t find his pen, so he wrote in pencil.

3. We always have to repeat the subject after for.

We rarely stay at hotel, for we can’t afford it.

Thank you