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Join two words, phrases, clauses, or sentences...

Coordinate

Two main kinds:

subordinate

COORDINATE CONJUNCTIONS
Join together words, phrases and clauses of equal rank.

1. Two and two make four.

2. Balu and Vithal are good bowlers.

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 Phrases.

1. I looked for the dictionary on the shelf.

2. I looked for the dictionary in the cupboard.

I looked for the dictionary on the shelf and in the cupboard.

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Two types:

Simple coordinate Conjunction: for, and, nor, but ,or, yet, so

(FANBOYS)

I looked for the dictionary on the shelf and in the cupboard. (phrases)

The thunder rolled and the lightning flashed. (Clauses)

Correlative Coordinate Conjunctions (those that go in pairs):

Either …or Neither..nor Both…. And

Not only ….but also

Neither tapioca nor groundnuts grow well in this soil.

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 SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTIONS

Join clauses unequal rank: subclauses to main clauses.

I can buy a car when I have saved a thousand dollars more.

Three kinds:
Simple Subordinate Conjunctions:

One word:

After, (al) though, as, because, before, if, however,

like, once, since, that, till, unless, whenever), whereas,
whereby, whereupon, while, whilst

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Compound Subordinate Conjunctions

Except that, for all that, in that, so that, in order that,

in order + to infinitive, such that

but (that), now (that), providing (that), provided (that),

supposing (that), admitting (that), assuming (that),
presuming (that) seeing (that), immediately (that)

as far as, as long as, as soon as, in-so-far as, so far as,
according to, so as (+ to infinitive)

as if, as though, in case

sooner than, rather than

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Correlative Subordinate Conjunctions (those that go in pairs)

If … then, (al)though ….. yet/nevertheless, more/less/-er… that,

as ….as, so….as, so …(that), such ….as, such …(that),
no sooner… than, whether ….or,

as ….as

He did it as what he was told to do as he was promised a

handsome reward.

whether ….or

Whether you will be killed or not depends on your

wit.