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Todays Notes Mar. 16, 2010

• VI. Conjunctive Adverbs
• A. Are synonyms with transition words
• B. Conjunctive Adverbs can be used to connect
  simple sentences.
• 1. Used in the middle of a compound sentence.
• 2. Ex. Stacy likes softball. Stacy likes
  volleyball better
• - Stacy likes softball however, she
• likes volleyball better.
• 3. Use a semicolon before a conjunctive adverb
  and a comma after it.
• C. Can be in any part of the SECOND sentence

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Hey, These Look Familiar!

• Conjunctive Adverbs
• 8th Grade English
• Prepositions, Conjunctions and Interjections Unit

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The Little Things

• In this chapter, we have been talking about the
  little words that hold a sentence together.
• Last week we learned about prepositions and we
  now know that anywhere a mouse can go
• Yesterday, we started learning about conjunctions
  and how they connect parts of sentences.

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Find the components.

• Find the prepositional phrase in the following
  sentence. Is it an adjective or an adverb
  phrase?
• Parisians and visitors alike gather outside these
  architectural points of interest.
• Also find the conjunction. Is it
  coordinating or correlative?

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Conjunctions are Important

• But there is another type of conjunction that you
  have not studiedor HAVE YOU???
• These are called
  Conjunctive Adverbs
  and, believe it or not,
  you already know
  them EXTENSIVELY!!!

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Heres the Idea

• You can use a special kind of adverb instead of a
  coordinating or correlative conjunction to join
  the simple sentences in a compound sentence.
• These are called
  conjunctive adverbs
• Check it out

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Conjunctive Adverbs (an example)

• Lizzie is a good basketball player however, Kurt
  is not.
• Some European countries use the same currency
  therefore, in many countries you can pay the same
  way.
• A roller coaster is a great thrill ride in fact,
  it can be downright scary!

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Wait a tick

• Those look like
• No, it couldnt be
• Are they
• TRANSITION WORDS?????

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In a way

• Conjunctive Adverbs and transition words are very
  similar.
• A conjunctive adverb may be used to join simple
  sentences together to make a compound sentence.
• A transition word is a type of conjunctive adverb
  that connects sentences and paragraphs together
  in a paper.

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SCREAM

• Its all connected!!!!

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Conjunctive Adverbs are neat!

• A conjunctive adverb can show a lot of things
• Addition Also, besides, furthermore, moreover,
  in addition to.
• Contrast however, nevertheless, still, yet
• An alternative otherwise, on the other hand.
• A result Consequently, therefore, thus, so, as a
  result
• Clarification or illustration in fact, for
  example, for instance.

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How do you do it?

• When two simple sentences are joined with a
  conjunctive adverb, a semicolon always appears
  before the second sentence.
• The conjunctive adverb is flexible. It can
  appear at the beginning, the middle, or the end
  of the second sentence.

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Format

• When it comes at the beginning or the end, it is
  set off with a comma.
• Chinese cooks often stir-fry their food
  therefore, they must cut it into small pieces.
• Stir-frying should be done quickly the wok must
  be very hot, consequently.

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Format

• When it appears in the middle, one comma precedes
  it an one comma follows it.
• Vegetables cook more quickly than meat they
  must, therefore, be added to the wok last.

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Exercise A Identifying Conjunctive Adverbs

• Tell me each conjunctive adverb in the following
  sentences.

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Exercise A

1. People in different lands often have different
   eating styles moreover, they must use different
   utensils.
2. Many people in India use bread as a scoop some,
   however, use a fork.
3. Chinese cooks cut meat into bite-size pieces
   similarly, they chop or slice most vegetables.
4. Food is bite-size thus a knife isnt needed.
5. Soup may be served without spoons, it must,
   however, be sipped carefully.

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Exercise B Using Conjunctive Adverbs

• Choose a conjunctive adverb to complete the
  following sentences.

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Exercise B

1. Cuisines differ from country to country
   __________, they often feature similar dishes.
2. A crepe is a thin pancake around a filling
   ______, an enchilada may feature cheese inside a
   pancake.
3. Each nation has its specialties _____, these are
   the best foods to sample.
4. You can enjoy these foods in restaurants ______
   cookbooks offer recipes.
5. You could spend a week trying Asian foods _____,
   you could spend a week on other international
   foods.

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So, Lets recap

• A conjunctive adverb looks like a transition word
  and may be used to join simple sentences together
  to make a compound sentence.
• When two simple sentences are joined
  with a conjunctive adverb, a semicolon
  always appears before the second
  sentence.
• The conjunctive adverb is flexible. It can
  appear at the beginning, the middle, or the end
  of the second sentence.

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Pop QuizSort of

1. A word that relates a noun or pronoun to another
   word in the sentence.
2. a group of words that begins with a preposition
   and ends with a noun or pronoun.
3. The noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional
   phrase.
4. What kind of pronouns should you use as the
   object of a preposition?
5. A prepositional phrase that modifies a verb,
   adjective, or another adverb
6. A prepositional phrase the modifies a noun or
   pronoun
7. A word or a group of words that join a sentence
   together
8. A word that can be used to joint the simple
   sentences into a compound sentence

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Yeah for us!!!

• This is why we learn Englishso we are not doomed
  to repeat silly mistakes