1. CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS CONSEQUENTLY, WE WILL BEGIN.

2. THE COMPOUND SENTENCE When two simple sentences have fallen in love, they can spend all of their time together. SS I like blue the most. It is my favorite color, so I like blue the most it is my favorite color.

3. THE COMPOUND SENTENCE A quick summary:  For the two compound sentences we have explored, you need: Two simple sentences A relationship A connection SS Best friends!Forever!, and Or… ;

4. THE COLON Colons are a lot like your grandparents talking: one is always talking, and the other is always clarifying. SS : I really like to eat bacon. It is so fatty and delicious. I really like to eat bacon: it is so fatty and delicious. My bunions really hurt. They burn like fire. My bunions really hurt: they burn like fire.I used to walk to school: it was ten miles away. I used to walk to school. It was ten miles away.

5. THE CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB: SENTENCE PATTERN #6 You’ve seen the conjunctive adverb before: accordingly however furthermore therefore moreover likewise still nevertheless finally instead meanwhile also o These are words that connects two independent clauses. o They also show cause and effect, sequence, comparison or contrast relationships.

6. WHEN SHOULD I USE A CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB? Sometimes a semi-colon is not enough. Maybe you want to show the SPECIFIC relationship between two sentences. Juniors are the best students in the whole school; furthermore, they are very polite. The writer wants to make it very clear that there is WAY MORE to just being the best students; they are also very polite.

7. THE CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB Here’s how it works at THE BEGINNING of a sentence:, CA SS SVO ++=, Also I love Persian cats. Also = showing a sequence I like Domestic Shorthairs. Also, I love Persian cats.

8. THE CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB Here’s how it works at THE BEGINNING of a sentence:, CA SS, However I hate black cats. However = showing a comparison I am fond of many different felines. However, I hate black cats.

9. THE CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB Here’s how it works at THE BEGINNING of a sentence:, CA SS, Therefore I dislike my aunt’s black cat Pookie Bear. Therefore = showing an effect I hate black cats. Therefore, I dislike my aunt’s black cat Pookie Bear.

10. THE CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB Here’s how it works IN THE MIDDLE of a sentence:, CA SS ; I want 72 cats ; still, my husband won’t let me. SS The conjunctive adverb connects two SS AND It shows the relationship between them

11. THE CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB Here’s how it works TO COMBINE two simple sentences:, CA SS ; I like math ;, calculus is the best! SS The conjunctive adverb connects two SS AND It shows the relationship between them furthermore

12. SOME MORE EXAMPLES I was assigned lots of homework today therefore, I will need to do it after practice. ; My sister loves to bug me. Also, she loves to whine a lot. WARNING! Be careful which conjunctive adverbs you choose! My husband is a football player; therefore, he loves baseball. Which conjunctive adverb would be more appropriate here?

13. WHEN SHOULD I USE A CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB? Use a conjunctive adverb when you want to show a specific type of relationship between two simple sentences. I am a Democrat; therefore, I believe in big government. The relationship between being a Democrat and believing in big government is clearly cause and effect. We only know because there’s a conjunctive adverb!! My students are great people. Similarly, my fellow teachers are great, too. The writer wants to make it very clear that there is a similarity between the two sentences, so a conjunctive adverb is used.

14. LET’S CHECK OUR KNOWLEDGE What’s wrong with the following sentences? 1. I love to eat ketchup a lot; furthermore; I love it with French fries, and lima beans. 2. Ricky ate a personal pan pizza. Significantly he really wanted a Chipotle burrito. 3. The two dinosaurs agreed on who to eat therefore they high-fived at the brilliance of their decision. 4. Marji and Markus are not a good couple. instead, he cheat on her. 5. Marji could stay homeless in Vienna. Instead, Marji returns home.

15. THE CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB A little practice for your journal: SSCA SS ; ; ; 1. 2. 3.,, SS,