Guide to Conjunctions
A) Coordinating Conjunctions:
Coordinating conjunctions serve to join elements of equal rank, including words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
B) Subordinating Conjunctions:
Subordinating conjunctions are employed to connect a subordinate clause to a principal clause.
A) Coordinating Conjunctions:
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Cumulative or Copulative Conjunctions:
- And
- Both…. And…
- As well as
- No less than
- Not only …..but also
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Alternative or Disjunctive Conjunctions:
- Or
- Either…. Or
- Neither … nor
- Otherwise/else
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Adversative Conjunctions:
- But
- Still/yet
- Nevertheless
- Whereas/while
- Only
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Illative Conjunctions:
- For
- Therefore
- So/consequently
B) Subordinating Conjuctions:
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Conjunctions of Time:
- Before
- After
- Since
- Till/until
- As soon as
- While
- So long as
- When
- As
- Whenever
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Conjunctions of Cause/Reason:
- Because
- Since
- As
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Conjunctions of Result or Consequence:
- That
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Conjunctions of Purpose:
- That
- So that
- Lest
- In order that
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Conjunctions of Condition:
- If
- As if
- Unless
- Provided/provided that
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Conjunctions of Concession or Contrast:
- Although
- Though
- However
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Conjunctions of Comparison:
- As
- Than
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Conjunctions of Extent or Manner:
- As
- According to
Note: “Til,” “since,” “for,” “after,” “but,” and “before” are used as both prepositions or conjunctions.