Two nouns are joined by the conjunction or, indicating a choice
in a question such as Can Maria orAnna come over?
Conjunctions can be used to join adjectives as well.
Two equal elements—adjectives—are joined by the conjunction
or. A full sentence could read Maria wears her green orpink
bikini almost every day during the summer.
7.3 Joining Phrases
In addition to joining two words of the same kind, conjunctions
can also be used to join two phrases.
- and expresses addition
The following example shows and used as a conjunction between
two prepositional phrases.
Here, two prepositional phrases are joined by the conjunction
and. A full sentence could read The hula girl performed for
Jake last week and for Maria this week.
- or expresses a choice
The following example shows orused as a conjunction between
two prepositional phrases.
Example:greenorpinkbikiniExample:MariaorAnnaNoun Conjunction NounAdjective ConjunctionAdjectiveExample:For Jake andfor MariaPrepositional
PhrasePrepositional
PhraseConjunctionExample:
Near the poolor in the locker roomPrepositional
PhrasePrepositional
PhraseConjunction