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Understanding Conjunctions in English

Conjunctions are words that link words, phrases, or clauses together. It is important that the elements joined by conjunctions are parallel in structure. There are three main types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions join elements of equal importance, correlative conjunctions work in pairs, and subordinating conjunctions join independent and dependent clauses and can indicate relationships like cause and effect or contrast. Some commonly used conjunctions are listed.

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Understanding Conjunctions in English

Conjunctions are words that link words, phrases, or clauses together. It is important that the elements joined by conjunctions are parallel in structure. There are three main types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions join elements of equal importance, correlative conjunctions work in pairs, and subordinating conjunctions join independent and dependent clauses and can indicate relationships like cause and effect or contrast. Some commonly used conjunctions are listed.

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Conjunctions

Proficiency Course in English – Level 4


Conjunctions link other words, phrases, or
clauses together.
Make sure that the phrases joined by conjunctions are parallel (share the
same structure).
• I work quickly and careful.
• I work quickly and carefully.

(Grammarly, 2021)
Conjunctions: Types
• Coordinating Conjunctions
Used to join words, phrases, and clauses of equal grammatical rank in a sentence.
FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so
• Correlative Conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that work together. E.g.: either/or, neither/nor, and not
only/but also.
• Subordinating Conjunctions
They join independent and dependent clauses.
They can signal a cause-and-effect relationship, a contrast, etc.
E.g., because, since, as, although, though, while, and whereas.

Sometimes an adverb, such as until, after, or before can function as a conjunction.


(Grammarly, 2021)
Commonly used conjuctions
Coordinating Conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Correlative Conjunctions: both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not
only/but, whether/or
Some Subordinating Conjunctions: after, although, as, as if, as long
as, as much as, as soon as, as though, because, before, by the time, even
if, even though, if, in order that, in case, in the event that, lest , now that,
once, only, only if, provided that, since, so, supposing, that, than,
though, till, unless, until, when, whenever, where, whereas, wherever,
whether or not, while 
(Grammarly, 2021)
Exercises
Raymond Murphy (2019) – pp. 226-241

Source
Grammarly. (2021). Conjunctions.
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