Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Coordinating Conjunctions
This site provides a very thorough explanation of coordinating conjunctions, complete with a section distinguishing coordinating from subordinating conjunctions, a section on proper punctuation of conjunctions, and a study aid to help in...
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Subordinate Conjunction
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a subordinating conjunction, a subordinate conjunction, in the context of a sentence.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Grammar: Other Parts of Speech
This lesson plan focuses on conjunctions, prepositions, and articles. It discusses the types of conjunctions and their uses, some prepositions and their uses including ending a sentence with a preposition, and definite and indefinite...
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Subordinate Conjunction
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a subordinating conjunction, a subordinate conjunction, in the context of a sentence.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Grammar: Try It: Other Parts of Speech
This is a non-graded practice activity in which students identify conjunctions, prepositions, and articles in a passage.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Conjunctions
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers a good definition and numerous examples of coordinating conjunctions. Also has hyperlinks to sections on subordinating conjunctions,...
The Tongue Untied
Tongue Untied Correlative Conjunctions
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers numerous examples of the rules of correlative conjunction usage. Also has hyperlinks to sections on subordinating conjunctions, coordinating...
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Subordinating Conjunctions
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers a standard definition and numerous examples of subordinating conjunctions, using journalistic (newspaper-like) examples. Provides list of...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Ven Conmigo! The Subjunctive After Certain Conjunctions, Capitulo 10
Spanish content; this interactive Spanish grammar exercise deals with the subjunctive after certain conjunctions.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Presentations: Coordination and Subordination Power Point
A PowerPoint slide explaining the use of coordinate and subordinate conjunctions to join clauses. Questions that may be found on standardized tests are included.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences
Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Technology and the World: Technology and Grammar: Part 1
This lesson focuses on complete sentences, fragments, subordinating conjunctions, and dependent clauses. It defines each and provides examples; then provides a self-assessment in which students read sentences or parts of sentences and...
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Semicolon With Conjunctions
Rules and examples for using semicolons with conjunctions in a compound sentence.
Other
Colgate University: Clauses, Conjunctions, and Punctuation
This grammar tutorial explains constructing sentences using independent and dependent clauses with correct punctuation.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Comma Within a Comparison
This page focuses on the misuse of a comma by separating the two items being compared. No comma is needed before the conjunction in a comparison unless it includes a non-restrictive clause. Examples of both are provided.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Capitalization:titles of Books, Articles, Songs
This page explains the rules for capitalizing titles: In informal writing all words may be capitalized, but in formal writing, articles, conjunctions, and prepositions are NOT capitalized unless they begin a sentence. Examples are provided.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Oxford Comma
Rules and examples for using a comma before the conjunction in a list.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Conditional Sentences. Main Clause: Will, if Clause: Will
This Grammarly Handbook resource clarifies the topic of conditional sentences. In this resource, a main clause with the word "will" and a dependent clause with a future tense verb, along with the word "if" as a subordinate conjunction,...
English Plus+
Grammar Slammer Glossary: Conjunctions
This site offers a basic definition of conjunctions, with hypertext links to related terms (phrases, clauses, subordinate clauses, and main clauses). Addresses coordinate, correlative, and subordinate conjunctions.
Other
My English Pages: Grammar Exercise: Conjunctions
10 question self-checking grammar exercise tests understanding of conjunctions.
Other
Spanish in Texas: Introduction to Conjunctions
This learning module reviews information about the use of Spanish conjunctions. Lists of conjunctions, arranged into coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions, are included. Audio and written examples are provided, along...
Better English Lessons
Business English Grammar Exercises: Conjunctions 2
This page consists of a simple exercise on conjunctions that asks students to fill in the blanks in complete sentences.
University College London
University College London: Conjunctions: Coordination Types
This site is from the Internet Grammar of English of the University College of London. It offers very complete--and technical--information, identifying three types of coordinators: syndetic, asyndetic, and polysyndetic. Offers self-quiz....
InterLink Language Centers
Interlink: Parts of Speech: Conjunctions
This site is designed for English-as-a-Second-Language students and offers a description of conjunctions and their function in sentences.