Conjunctions

 

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.

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

Example:

I’d like pizza or a salad for lunch.

Correlative Conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that work 

together. Some examples are either/or, neither/nor, and not 

only/but also.

Example:

Not only am I finished studying for English, but I’m also finished writing my 

history essay. 

It means 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.

Example: 

I can stay out until the clock strikes twelve.

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.

❑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