Conjunctions are words that connect other words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence. They help to show the relationship between different parts of a sentence, making the meaning clearer and the sentence easier to understand.
- Conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses.
- They show relationships like addition, contrast, cause, or choice.
- Using conjunctions helps make sentences more complete and less repetitive.
There are three main types of conjunctions:
- Coordinating Conjunctions: Connect things of equal importance (e.g., and, but, or).
- Subordinating Conjunctions: Connect a dependent clause to an independent clause (e.g., because, although, if).
- Correlative Conjunctions: Come in pairs and work together to join equal elements (e.g., either...or, neither...nor).
Coordinating, subordinating, and correlative are all types of conjunctions.
Conjunctions connect parts of a sentence.
Common coordinating conjunctions include and, but, and or.