Conjunctions - Subordinating Conjunctions

Conjunctions

Conjunctions are words used to join together words, phrases, or clauses within a sentence. They help to coordinate or connect different elements and create relationships between them.

Types of Conjunctions:

Coordinating Conjunctions: These are standalone words that connect two or more words, phrases, or independent clauses of equal grammatical importance. To construct a coordinating conjunction, simply place the coordinating conjunction between the elements you want to connect. =Examples: and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so=

He wanted to go to the party, but he had too much work to do. John and Mary went to the store. She likes apples but not oranges. You can have tea or coffee.

Subordinating Conjunctions: These conjunctions join an independent clause (a complete sentence) with a dependent clause (an incomplete sentence). Subordinating conjunctions introduce adverbial clauses and indicate the relationship between the two clauses. To construct a subordinating conjunction, place it at the beginning of the dependent clause. =Examples: because, although, since, if, when, while, until, unless=

She went to bed early because she was tired. If it rains, we will stay indoors. She will go to the park if it stops raining. They played outside while the sun was shining.

Correlative Conjunctions: These are pairs of conjunctions that work together to join elements in a sentence. =Examples: either...or, neither...nor, both...and, not only...but also=

You can either go to the movies or stay home. Neither the cat nor the dog is in the house. You can have either cake or ice cream for dessert. She is neither happy nor sad about the news.

Conjunctive Adverbs: These are adverbs that function as conjunctions to connect independent clauses. =Examples: however, therefore, moreover, nevertheless, consequently=

She studied hard; therefore, she passed the exam.