CONJUNCTIONS

Conjunctions are used to link words, sentences, clauses and phrases. Example: since, although, because, unless, therefore, etc. It can refer to either a single word or a group of words. Because, but, yet, since etc are the examples of single word conjunction. Examples of compound conjunctions include: in order to, as well as, as far as, as long as etc

Conjunctions & Words

“She took a pen and a paper”
“He bought a chocolate and an ice-cream”

Conjunctions & Sentences

“I went to a shop where I saw a Magician”
“She usually speaks a lot because she is an extrovert”

Conjunctions & Phrases

“You can meet me at my school or at my coaching class”
“She always sits in the garden or in the living room”

Conjunctions & Clauses

“You can’t score good marks unless you work hard”
“He cried and entered the class”

Three Types of Conjunctions

1. Coordinating conjunctions
2. Subordinate conjunctions
3. Correlative conjunctions

Coordinating Conjunctions

A coordinating conjunction is a term that connects two parts that have the same grammatical rank and syntactic significance. They are used to connect words, phrases, and independent clauses. For, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so are the seven coordinating conjunctions. Coordinating conjunctions are confined to a few words that may be readily recalled using an acronym:
FANBOYS – For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet and So

Subordinate conjunctions

A subordinating conjunction is a word that joins two clauses: one independent and one dependent. Subordinators provide meaning to a statement by connecting two ideas. Subordinating conjunctions are classified according to their meaning as time, concession, comparison, cause, condition, and place. Some of the subordinate conjunctions are:
while although, as, as if, as long as, as much as, as soon as, as though, because, before, by the time, whereas, wherever, whether or not, after etc.

Correlative conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions are used in pairs to connect two equally important sections of a phrase. Correlative conjunctions frequently connect two single subjects to a singular verb or two plural subjects to a plural verb:
Example: both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but, whether/or.