Joining Words with 'And'
Join words and clauses using the conjunction 'and' to create longer sentences
What a learner can do afterwards
- Combine two simple sentences using 'and' (e.g. 'I like cats and dogs')
- Join two related clauses with 'and' (e.g. 'We went to the park and we played')
- Use 'and' in lists of items within a sentence
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You can join two short sentences with the word and. It makes one longer sentence from two short ones.
Mia says, I see a bus and I see a train. She joined two ideas with and. You can also join three things: pears and plums and cherries.
You can join more than two things too. Say apples and bananas and grapes.
Use and to join words, ideas, or lists together.
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Coordinating conjunctions
The word 'and' is a joining word.
Joining words connect two words. They can connect two sentences too.
- I like cats and dogs. - We went to the park and we played.
You can use 'and' to make a list. - I have red, blue, and green crayons.
Combining sentences
Sometimes you have two short sentences. You can join them into one sentence with the word 'and'.
Short sentences: - I like cats. - I like dogs.
Joined sentence: - I like cats and dogs.
Joining sentences with 'and' makes one longer sentence. It shows that both ideas belong together.
Commas in compound sentences
You can join two sentences with the word 'and'.
Example: - We went to the park, and we played.
Each part of the sentence has its own subject and its own verb.
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