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Here are some example conjunctions:
| Coordinating Conjunctions |
Subordinating Conjunctions |
| and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so |
although, because, since, unless |
We can consider conjunctions from three aspects.
Form
Conjunctions have three basic forms:
- Single Word
for example: and, but,
because, although
- Compound (often ending with as or that)
for example: provided that, as long as, in order
that
- Correlative (surrounding an adverb or
adjective)
for example: so...that
Function
Conjunctions have two basic functions or "jobs":
- Coordinating conjunctions are used to join
two parts of a sentence that are grammatically equal. The two parts may be
single words or clauses, for example:
- Jack and Jill went up the hill.
- The water was warm but I didn't go
swimming.
- Subordinating conjunctions are used to
join a subordinate dependent clause to a main clause, for example:
- I
went swimming, although it was cold.
Position
- Coordinating conjunctions always come
between the words or clauses that they join.
- Subordinating conjunctions usually come at
the beginning of the subordinate clause.
In this lesson we will look in more detail at:
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