Summary
A railroad-yard classic where a busy worker hooks up words and phrases using 'and,' 'but,' and 'or.' Conjunctions become the couplers that join train cars of ideas.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A railroad-yard classic where a busy worker hooks up words and phrases using 'and,' 'but,' and 'or.' Conjunctions become the couplers that join train cars of ideas..
- What job does a conjunction do?
- When would you use 'but' instead of 'and'?
- How is a conjunction like a train coupler?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: conjunction, join, and/but/or.
Try it: Join two short sentences into one using 'and,' 'but,' or 'or.'