A conjunction joins words or groups of words in a sentence.
•I ate lunch with Kate and Derma.
•Because it is rainy today, the trip is canceled.
•She didn’t press the bell, but I did.
There are three types of conjunctions:
1. Coordinating Conjunctions
a. Connect words, phrases, or clauses that are independent or equal
b. and, but, or, so, for, yet, and not
2. Correlative Conjunctions
a. Used in pairs
b. both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also
3. Subordinating Conjunctions
a. Used at the beginning of subordinate clauses
b. although, after, before, because, how, if, once, since, so that, until, unless, when, while, where, whether, etc.
A conjunction joins words or groups of words in a sentence.
•I ate lunch with Kate and Derma.
•Because it is rainy today, the trip is canceled.
•She didn’t press the bell, but I did.
There are three types of conjunctions:
1. Coordinating Conjunctions
a. Connect words, phrases, or clauses that are independent or equal
b. and, but, or, so, for, yet, and not
2. Correlative Conjunctions
a. Used in pairs
b. both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also
3. Subordinating Conjunctions
a. Used at the beginning of subordinate clauses
b. although, after, before, because, how, if, once, since, so that, until, unless, when, while, where, whether, etc.