"words that connect other words, phrases and sentences"
A conjunction joins words, clauses and sentences; as "John and James." "My father and mother have come, but I have not seen them.". A conjunction is used to link words, phrases, and clauses
Conjunctions are so called because they are generally placed before the words whose connection or relation with other words they point out.
Examples of common English Conjunctions: and, also; either, or; neither, nor; but, however
List of Conjunctions
Coordinating Others
And
Or
But
Nor
So
For
Yet After
Although
As
As If
As Long As
Because
Before
Even If
Even Though
Once
Since
So That
Though
Till
Unless
Until
What
When
Whenever
Wherever
Whether
While
Correlative Conjunctions
The Correlative type always appear in pairs. Examples of the correlative type include the words "either...or," "neither...nor,", "not only...but also" and "whether...or". Correlative conjunctions are used to link equivalent sentence elements.
Coordinating Conjunctions
Examples of co-ordinating conjunctions include the words "and," "but," "or," "nor," "for," "so," and "yet". There are only seven coordinating types in the English language. Co-ordinating types are used to join individual words, phrases, and independent clauses.
Subordinating Conjunctions
Examples of subordinating include the words "after," "although," "as," "because," "before," "how," "if," "once," "since," "than," "that," "though," "till," "until," "when," "where," "whether," and "while". Subordinating words are used to indicate the nature of the relationship among the independent clause and the dependent clause. Subordinators are usually a single word, but there are also a number of multi-word subordinators that function like a single subordinating conjunction example: 'even though'. Both coordinating and subordinating can join clauses.
Conjunction[One out of Eight Parts Of Speech]
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