Welcome to 15min.today, the home of English Shadowing. I'm your host Gavin and this is In-Tense Episode 67. Hi guys. We're moving on to something new and they're called conjunctions. Now there are three kinds of conjunctions, and today we're going to be looking at the first one, which is coordinating conjunctions. Now what do conjunctions do? Well, they connect words or groups of words and show the words are related. So, when you make a list and you add two things, “I like coffee and tea.” There's a relationship between those which is quite simplistic, that and is a conjunction. Today we're going to be looking at the first one, which is coordinating conjunctions, and there are only seven of them, and they are the following words: for, and, nor, but, or, yet & so. Those are our seven coordinating conjunctions, so let's look at our examples and you will see how they are used.
Did neither John nor Jane do the work? Yes, neither John nor Jane did the work,
Did neither John nor Jane do the work? No, neither John nor Jane did the work.
Would you like to wait and see? Yes, I would like to wait and see.
Would you like to wait and see? No, I would not like to wait and see.
Does Peter have any brothers or sisters? Yes, he has brothers and sisters.
Does Peter have any brothers or sisters? No, he does not have any brothers or sisters.
Is the man well-dressed yet very rude? Yes, he is well dressed yet very rude.
Is the man well-dressed yet very rude? No, he is not well dressed or very rude.
He was an only child so was he spoiled? Yes, he was spoiled as an only child.
He was an only child so was he spoiled? No, he was not spoiled, even though he was an only child.
Will you be penalized for being late? Yes, I will be penalized for being late.
Will you be penalized for being late? No, I will not be penalized for being late.
Are apples and pears fruit? Yes, they are fruit.
Are apples and pear fruit? No, they are not fruit.
Do you have neither money nor fame? Yes, I have neither money nor fame.
Do you have neither money nor fame? No, I have neither money nor fame.
Is he famous but broke? Yes, he is famous but broke.
Is he famous but broke? No, he is not famous and is broke.
Did simple Simon go fishing for to catch a whale? Yes, he went fishing for to catch a whale.
Did simple Simon go fishing for to catch a whale? No, he did not go fishing for to catch a whale.
Well there you go guys, coordinating conjunctions. I hope you find that useful again, don't worry about it specifically, as long as you can spot that these words are conjunctions, you will be fine. OK, so if you want more examples, just Google it and you will find many more. Hope you have a great day and I'll catch you in the next episode, bye!
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