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LESSON 14: COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
(COMPOUND ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS)
Relevant Review
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Conjunctions join two or more words, phrases, or clauses.
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Coordinating conjunctions = for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
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When diagrammed, coordinating conjunctions go on straight, dotted lines
between the words, phrases, or clauses they are connecting.
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Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns.
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Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Lesson
Do you remember how to diagram compound subjects, verbs, and direct objects? Good!
We'll now start diagramming compound adjectives and adverbs.
Refresher
Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Nouns and pronouns can perform different jobs.
You’ve learned about these noun and pronoun jobs so far.
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Subject (Lesson 1)
Object of the Preposition (Lessons 9 -11)
Direct Object (Lesson 12)
Diagramming Compound Adjectives
Diagramming compound adjectives is easy! Draw a dotted, horizontal line between the
adjectives that the conjunction is joining. Write the coordinating conjunction on that line.
The gray and white cat jumped.
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1 The adjectives in the above example sentence are modifying the subject cat, but
remember that adjectives can modify ANY noun or pronoun (subject, object of the
preposition, direct object).
Diagramming Compound Adverbs
Guess what? Diagramming compound adverbs is similar to diagramming compound
adjectives.
Draw the horizontal, dotted line between the adverbs that the conjunction is joining.
He ran happily and quickly.
It is rare to have a compound adverb modifying an adjective or adverb. For this reason,
we’re only studying compound adverbs that modify verbs.
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Lesson 14 Sentence Diagramming Exercises
1. Yellow and white frosting lined the gingerbread house.
Key
Yellow and white frosting lined the
gingerbread house.
frosting
sentence – statement
Yellow, white
compound adjectives
subject (noun)
and
coordinating conjunction
lined
verb (transitive active)
house
the, gingerbread
direct object (noun)
adjectives
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3 2. On Saturday, my soccer team played aggressively but respectfully.
Key
On Saturday, my soccer team played
aggressively but respectfully.
team
my, soccer
played
On Saturday
On
Saturday
aggressively, respectfully
but
sentence – statement
subject (noun)
adjectives
verb (intransitive complete)
prepositional phrase (adverb, modifying
played)
preposition
object of the preposition (noun)
compound adverbs
coordinating conjunction
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3. Mom or Dad will happily record the movie and the game.
Key
Mom or Dad will happily record
the movie and the game.
Mom, Dad
or
sentence – statement
compound subjects (nouns)
coordinating conjunction
will record
verb phrase
will
helping verb
record
main verb (transitive active)
happily
adverb
movie, game
compound direct objects (nouns)
and
coordinating conjunction
the
adjective
the
adjective
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5 4. Tonight and tomorrow, blue and red fireworks will explode at dusk.
Key
Tonight and tomorrow, blue and red
fireworks will explode at dusk.
fireworks
sentence – statement
blue, red
compound adjectives
and
subject (noun)
coordinating conjunction
will explode
verb phrase
will
helping verb
explode
Tonight, tomorrow
and
at dusk
at
dusk
main verb (intransitive complete)
compound adverbs
coordinating conjunction
prepositional phrase (adverb, modifying
will explode)
preposition
object of the preposition (noun)
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5. Did Hannah or Adam bake this delicious and beautiful cake?
Key
Did Hannah or Adam bake this delicious
and beautiful cake?
Hannah or Adam did bake this delicious
and beautiful cake.
Hannah, Adam
or
sentence – question
sentence – statement
compound subjects (nouns)
coordinating conjunction
Did bake
verb phrase
Did
helping verb
bake
main verb (transitive active)
cake
direct object (noun)
this
adjective
delicious, beautiful
and
compound adjectives
coordinating conjunction
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