Conjunctions

By Jeff Randolph, Luz castillo, Eimer Lezcano y Raúl Escala

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Definition
A conjunction is a word or set of words that links
propositions, phrases or words.

They are used to join two or more sentences.

Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions
Join two elements of equal syntactic importance. They can join
two verbs, two nouns, two adjectives, two phrases, or two
independent clauses.
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Subordinating Conjunctions
Their purpose is to show a cause-and-effect relationship
between a subordinate clause and a main clause

Classification
Correlative Conjunctions
Correlative conjunction is one of a pair of conjunctions that
work together to connect equal parts of a sentence.

Compound Conjunctions
A compound conjunction may have two or three parts and they
always go together.
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Coordinating conjunctions
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Subordinating Conjunctions
After, although, as, because, before, even if, even though, if, in
order that, once, provided that, rather than, since, etc.
Examples
Correlative Conjunctions
Both and, either or, neither nor, just as so, no but, not only but
also, whether or.

Compound Conjunctions
As well as, as soon as, as long as, in order that.
Conjunctions