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Conjunctions

Grammarly
GRAMMAR
Without conjunctions, you’d be forced to express every complex idea in a series of short, simplistic
sentences: I like cooking. I like eating. I don’t like washing dishes afterward.

What Are Conjunctions?


Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together.

I like cooking and eating, but I don’t like washing dishes afterward. Sophie is clearly exhausted, yet
she insists on dancing till dawn.
Conjunctions allow you to form complex, elegant sentences and avoid the choppiness of multiple
short sentences. Make sure that the phrases joined by conjunctions are parallel (share the same
structure.

I work quickly and am careful.


I work quickly and carefully.

Coordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions allow you to join words, phrases, and clauses of equal grammatical rank in
a sentence. The most common coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so; you
can remember them by using the mnemonic device FANBOYS.

I’d like pizza or a salad for lunch. We needed a place to concentrate, so we packed up our things and
went to the library. Jesse didn’t have much money, but she got by.
Notice the use of the comma when a coordinating conjunction is joining two independent clauses.

Correlative Conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that work together. Some examples are either/or,
neither/nor, and not only/but also.

Not only am I finished studying for English, but I’m also finished writing my history essay. I am
finished with both my English essay and my history essay.
Subordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions join independent and dependent clauses. A subordinating conjunction
can signal a cause-and-effect relationship, a contrast, or some other kind of relationship between
the clauses. Common subordinating conjunctions are because, since, as, although, though, while,
and whereas. Sometimes an adverb, such as until, after, or before can function as a conjunction.

I can stay out until the clock strikes twelve.


Here, the adverb until functions as a coordinating conjunction to connect two ideas: I can stay out
(the independent clause) and the clock strikes twelve (the dependent clause). The independent
clause could stand alone as a sentence; the dependent clause depends on the independent clause to
make sense.

The subordinating conjunction doesn’t need to go in the middle of the sentence. It has to be part of
the dependent clause, but the dependent clause can come before the independent clause.

Before he leaves, make sure his room is clean.


If the dependent clause comes first, use a comma before the independent clause.

I drank a glass of water because I was thirsty. Because I was thirsty, I drank a glass of water.
Starting a Sentence with a Conjunction
Many of us were taught in school that it is an error to begin a sentence with a conjunction, but that
rule is a myth. As mentioned above, a subordinating conjunction can begin a sentence if the
dependent clause comes before the independent clause. It’s also correct to begin a sentence with a
coordinating conjunction. Often, it’s a good way to add emphasis. Beginning too many sentences
with conjunctions will cause the device to lose its force, however, so use this technique sparingly.

Have a safe trip. And don’t forget to call when you get home. Gertie flung open the door. But there
was no one on the other side.
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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