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Understanding Conjunctions and Connectives

This document discusses different types of conjunctions used to connect parts of sentences. There are three basic types: coordinating conjunctions connect independent clauses, subordinating conjunctions connect dependent and independent clauses, and correlative conjunctions always travel in pairs to join equal elements. Common coordinating conjunctions are FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Subordinating conjunctions join dependent clauses, and examples include because, as, since, so, although, though. Correlative conjunctions include both...and, not only...but also, not...but. Conjunctions are used to combine sentences or clauses.

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Understanding Conjunctions and Connectives

This document discusses different types of conjunctions used to connect parts of sentences. There are three basic types: coordinating conjunctions connect independent clauses, subordinating conjunctions connect dependent and independent clauses, and correlative conjunctions always travel in pairs to join equal elements. Common coordinating conjunctions are FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Subordinating conjunctions join dependent clauses, and examples include because, as, since, so, although, though. Correlative conjunctions include both...and, not only...but also, not...but. Conjunctions are used to combine sentences or clauses.

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later

when
additionally because
Conjunctions therefore
if
and
with
earlier
Connectives
Words that link parts of text
and but
which
furthermore however
A conjunction is a joiner, a word that connects
parts of a sentence.
There are three basic types of conjunctions.
coordinating conjunctions used to connect two
independent clauses,
subordinating conjunctions used to connect the
dependent clause and the rest of the sentence, and
correlative conjunctions which always travel in
pairs, and join sentence parts that should be treated
as equal.
COORDINATING
CONJUNCTIONS
Coordinating conjunctions may join single words, or
they may join groups of words,
They always join similar elements: e.g.
subject+subject, verb phrase+verb phrase,
sentence+sentence.
The seven coordinating conjunctions in English are:

FOR
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO
EASY REMINDER
An easy way to remember these six
conjunctions is to think of the word
FANBOYS. Each of the letters in this
somewhat unlikely word is the first letter of
one of the coordinating conjunctions.
Among the coordinating conjunctions, the
most common, of course, are AND, BUT and
OR.
Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together.

SUBORDINATING
CONJUNCTIONS
A subordinating conjunction is a word
which joins together a dependent clause and
an independent clause.
Common subordinating conjunctions:
BECAUSE, AS, SINCE, SO,
ALTHOUGH, (even) THOUGH,
WHEREAS, WHILE, AFTER
Correlative CONJUNCTIONS
Some conjunctions Common Correlative
combine with other Conjunctions:
words to form what are
called correlative both . . . and
conjunctions. They not only . . . but also
always travel in pairs, not . . . but
joining sentence parts either . . . or
that should be treated as neither . . . nor
equal. whether . . . or
as . . . as
Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together.

Susie saw a dog.


The dog only had three legs.

Susie saw a dog, which only had three legs.


Conjunctions are used to join sentences or clauses together.

Sarah ran away from the dog.


The dog barked at Sarah.

Sarah ran away when the dog barked.


Sarah ran away because the dog barked.
Sarah ran away until the dog barked.

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