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OBJECTIVES

 EN8G-Ie-8 (Use appropriate cohesive


devices).
 Use
coordinating and correlative
conjunctions as a cohesive device
properly in connecting ideas.
WHAT ARE COHESIVE
DEVICES?
STUDY THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

1. Elisacooked the food and Sitti washed the


dishes.
2. Thailand focused on food processing but they
developed heavily in expert promotion.
3. Both the mother and the father joined the
children in the singing.
STUDY THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

1. Elisacooked the food and Sitti washed the


dishes.
2. Thailand focused on food processing but they
developed heavily in expert promotion.
3. Both the mother and the father joined the
children in the singing.
CONJUNCTIONS

It
is a word that connects or joins
words or group of words.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

 it may connect two subjects, two


predicates, two prepositional phrases
or two simple sentences of equal
importance.
 For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
(FANBOYS)
 TWO SUBJECTS
Liza and Violy are players.
TWO SUBJECTS: Liza, Violy
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: and
 Rita
and Claire are friends.
 TWO SUBJECTS: Rita, Claire
 COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: and
 TWO SUBJECTS
Fred and Sam are classmates
TWO SUBJECTS:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION:
 TWO SUBJECTS
Fred and Sam are classmates
TWO SUBJECTS: Fred, Sam
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: and
 TWO PREDICATES
They act and sing.
TWO PREDICATES: act, sing
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: and
 He tried but failed.
 TWO PREDICATES: tried, failed
 COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS: but
 She can write but can’t draw
 TWO PREDICATES:
 COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:
 She can write but can’t draw
 TWO PREDICATES: write, draw
 COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS: but
 TWO PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
The gold is hidden at the beach or by the lake
side.
TWO PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
At the beach, by the lake side
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: or
 My friend ran out of the door and across the
field.
TWO PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
Of the door, across the field
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: and
 She can swim in the river and at the sea.
TWO PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

COORDINATING CONJUNCTION:
 She can swim in the river and at the sea.
TWO PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
in the river, at the sea
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: and
 TWO SIMPLE SENTENCES
Most ads are honest but many tell half-truths.
TWO SIMPLE SENTENCES
Most ads are honest.
Many tell half-truths.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: but
 He wants to play outdoors but it is raining hard.
TWO SIMPLE SENTENCES
He wants to play outdoors.
It is raining hard.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: but
 He plays volleyball and he sings well
TWO SIMPLE SENTENCES

COORDINATING CONJUNCTION:
 He plays volleyball and he sings well.
TWO SIMPLE SENTENCES
He plays volleyball
He sings well
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: and
 F - for (suggest REASON)
 A - and (suggest ADDITION OF SOMETHING)
 N - nor (connects NEGATIVE IDEAS)
 B - but (suggest CONTRAST BETWEEN ELEMENTS)
 O - or (indicates CHOICE)
 Y - yet (suggest EVEN or STILL)
 S - so (suggest CAUSE/EFFECT RELATIONSHIP)
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS

 used in PAIRS to connect parts of


sentences. They connect words, phrases
or clauses (sentences) that are
grammatically alike.
 BOTH…. AND (may mean together or in addition to
something)
 NOT ONLY….BUT ALSO (means IN ADDITION TO)
 WHETHER….OR (indicate CHOICE or ALTERNATIVES)
 EITHER….OR (indicate the first of the two or more
alternatives)
 NEITHER….NOR (means NOT EITHER)
 He owned neither a coat nor a hat.
 CONNECT NOUNS (coat, hat)
 CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION
(neither….nor)
 Benjie asked whether Leni or I had left.
 CONNECT NOUN/PRONOUN (Leni, I)
 CORRELATIVECONJUNCTION
(whether….or)
 Both the silver and the gold rings
were here.
 CONNECT ADJECTIVES (silver, gold)
 CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION
(both….and)
 Thesorrow was felt not only by my family
but also by my friends.
 CONNECT PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES (by
my family, by my friends)
 CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION (not
only….but also)
1. We consider our stay in China too short (but, and, or)
very meaningful.
2. Our schedule was very hectic (and, so, yet) were very
tired.
3. You can sit down (yet, or, and) you can stand.
4. Edwin is rich (and, but, so) spends very little.
5. _____ Anna reads the book _______ Eddie washes the
dishes
(Both… and, Not only…but also, Either…or)
Find the coordinate or correlative
conjunctions on the following sentences.
Identify also the words or group of words
they join.
1. The mother was not only annoyed but also worried.
2. The Philippines and China are both Asian countries.
3. Read either the Ramayana or the Mahabharata.
4. Members of the Forensic Club will see a play or a
movie.
5. The rich and the poor attended the political rally.

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