CONJUNCTIONS

•Conjunctions is a word or group of words used to connect phrases,clauses,and sentences.

•Types of Conjunctions

-Coordinating Conjunction

-Correlative Conjunction

-Subordinating Conjunction

-Adverbial Conjunction

Coordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions coordinate or join two or more sentences, main clauses, words, or other parts of speech which are of the same syntactic importance.

As there are only seven of these words, there are just a few rules for using coordinating

conjunctions correctly:

It’s a good idea to use the mnemonic “FANBOYS” to memorize coordinating conjunctions so

you’ll never forget them. They are:

•F = for

•A = and

•N = nor

•B = but

•O = or

•Y = yet

•S = so

Ex : I love running and swimming.

  She loves her job, but it doesn’t pay enough money.

  You can eat your cake with a spoon or fork.

Correlative Conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions are words that are used in pairs to indicate the relationship

between two words,phrases,or clauses. They include pairs like “both/and,”  “as/as”

“whether/or,” “either/or,”  “neither/nor,” “not/but”  and “not only/but also.”

Subordinating Conjunction

Subordinating conjunctions are parts of speech that join dependent clauses to independent

clauses.

There is only one rule to remember about using subordinate conjunctions:

A subordinate conjunction performs two functions within a sentence. First, it illustrates the

importance of the independent clause. Second, it provides a transition between two ideas in

the same sentence. The transition always indicates a place, time, or cause and

effect relationship.

Adverbial Conjunction

As conjunctions, these words serve to connect the two independent logical clause, while as

an adverb to explain the second clause.