A conjunction is a word used to connect words or group of words. There are four types of connectors: coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions, subordinate conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs.
A coordinating conjunction joins words or group of words that are similar. They connect words and phrases and also independent clause to form compound sentence.
*FANBOYS are the coordinating conjunctions
F- for
A - and
N - nor
B - but
O - or
Y- yet
S - so
Example:
Elizabeth became queen, but she had had a difficult childhood.
Correlative conjunctions are conjunctions that are used in pairs to connect words or group of words that have equal importance in a sentence.
both...and not only...but also either...or
whether...or neither...nor
Example:
Either lemonade or juice is a good drink for a picnic.
A subordinate conjunction is used to join and independent clause and a dependent clause and to indicate their relationship. Common subordinate conjunctions are after, although, because, before, even though, if, in order that, since, so that, than, when, and while.
Example:
After those first artists had ground up charcoal and colored rocks, they mixed the resulting powders with saliva.
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