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Joining Sentences with And, But and So

  • Grade 2
  • English Language Arts
  • 1 min
  • British Columbia
  • BC2-EN-15

Two short sentences, "It is cold." and "I see a snowman.", are joined into one: the period turns into a comma and the joining word "and" goes in. The same first sentence is then joined with "but" and "so", showing that and adds one more idea, but shows a difference, and so tells what happens because of it.

Concept: Joining two sentences with and, but or so

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The question this lesson answers

Here are two short sentences. It is cold. I see a snowman.

Can we join them into one sentence?

Transcript

What the lesson says

Here are two short sentences. It is cold. I see a snowman.

Can we join them into one sentence?

Yes! We use a joining word: and, but or so.

First, the period turns into a comma.

Then we add the joining word and.

Read it with me. It is cold, and I see a snowman.

The word and adds one more idea.

Now try but. It is cold, but I feel warm.

But shows a difference, like cold and warm.

Now try so. It is cold, so I wear a hat.

So tells what happens because of it.

Join two sentences with and, but or so.

Curriculum

Where this fits

British Columbia, Grade 2

English Language Arts, Language features, structures, and conventions: sentence structureBC2-EN-15

Previous: Word Families: Same Ending, New First SoundNext: Capital Letters and End Marks

The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.

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