What Are Conjunctions?
Spanish: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.10.1
What are Conjunctions?
Conjunctions are words that join clauses together to make longer sentences.
Y - And
- Juego al fútbol y al tenis.
- I play football and tennis.
- Como un bocadillo y bebo agua.
- I am eating a sandwich and drinking water.
Pero - But
- Tengo un hermano, pero no tengo hermana.
- I have a brother but I don’t have a sister.
- Voy a jugar al fútbol, pero no me gusta.
- I’m going to play football but I don’t want to.
Porque - Because
- Voy a la piscina porque me gusta nadar.
- I’m going to the swimming pool because I like swimming.
- Como un bocadillo porque tengo hambre.
- I’m eating a sandwich because I’m hungry.
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