2.4.9

Making Your Writing Flow: Conjunctions

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Making Your Writing Flow with Conjunctions

You want your writing to 'flow' and not sound boring. We call this having cohesion.

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Conjunctions

  • You could use conjunctions to help your writing flow.
  • Conjunctions are joining words.
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Example without conjunctions

  • Johnny is old. Johnny cannot walk very fast. Johnny is always late.
    • These sentences sound very stop-start.
    • But adding conjunctions makes the sentences flow a lot better...
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Example with conjunctions

  • Johnny is old, so he cannot walk fast and is always late.

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1Reading

1.1Reading

1.2Prefixes

1.3Suffixes

1.4Spelling Rules

1.5Reading Comprehension

1.6Reading Comprehension: SAT Practise

1.7Word Meaning

1.8Fact vs. Opinion

1.9Justifying Views

1.10Figurative Language

1.11Text Structure

2Writing

2.1Sounds in Words

2.2Homophones

2.3Using a Dictionary

2.4Writing Composition

2.5The Subjunctive Mood

2.6Modal Verbs

2.7Active & Passive Voice

2.8Relative Clauses

2.9Expanded Nouns

2.10Punctuation

2.11SAT Spelling Practise

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