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    The document discusses the different types of conjunctions: coordinating, subordinating, and correlative. Coordinating conjunctions like "and" and "or" join equal parts of a sentence. Subordinating conjunctions such as "because" and "after" link dependent and independent clauses. Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join words or phrases of equal importance, like "either/or". The main job of a conjunction is to link different parts of a sentence to connect and emphasize ideas.

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    The document discusses the different types of conjunctions: coordinating, subordinating, and correlative. Coordinating conjunctions like "and" and "or" join equal parts of a sentence. Subordinating conjunctions such as "because" and "after" link dependent and independent clauses. Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join words or phrases of equal importance, like "either/or". The main job of a conjunction is to link different parts of a sentence to connect and emphasize ideas.

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    The document discusses the different types of conjunctions: coordinating, subordinating, and correlative. Coordinating conjunctions like "and" and "or" join equal parts of a sentence. Subordinating conjunctions such as "because" and "after" link dependent and independent clauses. Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join words or phrases of equal importance, like "either/or". The main job of a conjunction is to link different parts of a sentence to connect and emphasize ideas.

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    Conjunctions Are Linking Words

    Conjunctions are known as connective or linking words. They join thoughts, actions and ideas,
    as well as clauses and phrases. Each of the three different types of conjunctions joins different
    parts of a sentence together. Let's take a look at some of the most commonly used forms.

    Coordinating Conjunctions

    Coordinating conjunctions like "and," "nor," or "so" link equal parts of a sentence, be it words,
    phrases, or independent clauses. For example:

     He was late for school, so he took a shortcut.


     Her favorite colors were purple and red.
     She doesn't like coffee, nor does she like tea.

    Subordinating Conjunctions

    Subordinating conjunctions such as "because", "since" and "after" link a dependent clause to an
    independent clause, helping to show the relationship between the two clauses and emphasize the
    main idea of the freestanding/independent clause. For example:

     Because it was raining, we had to cancel the class picnic.


     The house was a mess after the crazy party we had last night.
     He doesn't go skiing any more, since he had the accident.

    Correlative Conjunctions

    Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join together words or phrases that have equal
    importance within a sentence, like "either/or", "such/that" and "not only/but also". For example:

     You can have either chocolate or vanilla ice cream.


     He not only plays the guitar but also the drums.
     Such was his strength that he was easily able to move the fallen tree.

    Download the Types of Conjunctions PDF so you have a full list of the most commonly used
    conjunctions at your fingertips.

    The Job of a Conjunction


    Remember, the main job of a conjunction is to link together different parts of a sentence to help
    you connect or emphasize ideas or actions. Conjunctions help you form more complex and
    interesting sentences and make your writing flow more smoothly.
    A conjunction connect any parts of speech, and there are 6 of them: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. The
    only linking words in English are linking verbs, and they links verb part of the sentence back to the
    subject. ... What is the difference between the conjunctions "while", "whereas"?

    Words which connect words, phrases, clauses or sentences are called conjunctions (see "to
    conjoin" = join, unite). The most common ones are 'and', 'or' and 'but'.

    1. Conjunctions

    The most important conjunctions are because, as, since, and so. “Because”, “as”, and “since”
    introduce a cause; “so” introduces an effect. These are used to join two complete sentences (or
    independent clauses) together. They are often used like this:

    First sentence conjunction second sentence.

    For example:

    I stayed at home because it was raining.

    Or:

    It was raining, so I stayed at home. (use a comma before “so”)

    You can also reverse the order of the sentences with because, as, and since.

    For example:

    Because it was raining, I stayed at home. (use a comma between the first and second sentences)

    Note that this is not possible with “so”.

    List of Conjunctions
    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

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