Conjunctions
Grammar Rules Guide - Chapter 10
Conjunctions are grammatical connectors that link words, phrases or clauses.
A conjunction can indicate the relationship between the elements that it connects in the sentence. Without these, we would not see the relationship. There are three types of conjunctions: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating.
Coordinating Conjunctions
A coordinating conjunction connects words, phrases, and clauses that have equal, or the same grammatical functions: two nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositional phrases, adverb clauses, etc. The coordinating conjunctions include: and, but, or, yet, nor, for, and so.
Connecting nouns: they will wear a bikini and a bow tie.
Connecting verbs: She did not email nor call her lover.
Connecting adjectives: The book was strange but interesting.
Connecting dependent clauses: If the students are motivated and the teacher is prepared, class will be productive.
Connecting independent clauses: Thousands of people entered the lottery, but only two had winning tickets.
Correlative Conjunctions
A correlative conjunction is a coordinating conjunction that works in pairs to connect elements in a sentence. The correlative conjunctions include: both, and; not, but; not only, but also; either, or; neither, nor; although, yet; whether, or.
Connecting nouns: The name of the store is not Food World but Food Land.
Connecting adjectives: The place of employment shall provide both health and life insurance.
Connecting prepositional phrases: Orange juice is made either by squeezing oranges or by mixing a can of frozen concentrate.
Connecting independent clauses: Not only did the cat jump over the fence, but he also scratched the paint.
Subordinating Conjunctions
A subordinating conjunction connects elements with different grammatical functions, usually a dependent and an independent clause. The subordinating conjunctions include: after, in case, unless, although, in that, until, as, now that, when, as if, once, whenever, as though, since, where, because, so, whereas, before, so that, whether, even though, than, which, except that, that, while, however, though, who/whom, if.
The gunman acted as though he had done nothing wrong.
I am sure that the teacher will let class out early.
When winter arrives, we must dress warmly.
Since her boyfriend left, Molly has been depressed.
Grammar Rules Guide Index
Active and Passive Voice - Chapter 1
Adjective, Adverb, and Noun Clauses - Chapter 2
Adjectives - Chapter 3
Adverbs - Chapter 4
Appositives - Chapter 5
Auxiliary Verbs - Chapter 6
Common and Proper Nouns - Chapter 7
Comparatives and Superlatives - Chapter 8
Complements - Chapter 9
Conjunctions - Chapter 10
Conjunctive Adverbs - Chapter 11
Dangling Modifiers - Chapter 12
Direct and Indirect Objects - Chapter 13
Fused Sentences, Run-Ons, and Comma Splices - Chapter 14
Homophones - Chapter 15
Independent and Dependent Clauses - Chapter 16
Interjections - Chapter 17
Mass and Count Nouns - Chapter 18
Misplaced Modifiers - Chapter 19
Noun and Pronoun Case - Chapter 20
Noun and Verb Phrases - Chapter 21
Nouns - Chapter 22
Parallelism - Chapter 23
Perfect and Progressive Verb Forms - Chapter 24
Prepositional Phrases - Chapter 25
Prepositions - Chapter 26
Principal Parts of Verbs - Chapter 27
Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement - Chapter 28
Pronouns - Chapter 29
Regular and Irregular Verbs - Chapter 30
Relative Clauses - Chapter 31
Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Clauses - Chapter 32
Sentence Fragments - Chapter 33
Sentence Types - Chapter 34
Subjects and Predicates - Chapter 35
Verb Mood - Chapter 36
Verbals and Verbal Phrases - Chapter 37
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