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Conjunctions

By Maryke Steyn
Different types of Conjunctions
(connecting words)

Co-ordinating Correlative Subordinating


Connects similar Always come in Connects two
ideas together pairs ideas where 1
idea is more
important than
the other
Co-ordinating Conjunctions
Easily remembered with
FANBOYS

For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Correlative Conjunctions
Always in pairs
Both … and
Either … or
Neither … nor
Whether … or
Not only… but also…
Hardly … when
Rather … than
As … so
Subordinating Conjunctions
Combines 2 ideas – 1 idea is more
important than the other
Most common:

after, although, as, as if, because,


before, how, if, since, than, though,
unless, until, when, where and while.

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