COORDINATING

CONJUNCTIONS
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

FANBOYS
Coordinating conjunctions join equals to one another

words to words phrases to phrases clauses to clauses

Coordinating conjunctions go in between items joined,
not at the beginning or end
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS

either. . .or both. . . and

not only. . . but

neither. . . nor
also
either. . .or to emphasise a choice

You can either stay here or come with us.

It was either John or Peter who

received your message

Either John or Peter received your message

In most cases 'either' can be omitted.

You can stay here or come with us
John or Peter received your message
 neither. . . nor gives a negative meaning to verbs.

Neither Sarah nor Peter was to blame for the mistake

Sarah liked neither Rome nor Paris. She prefers the countryside.

If a verb is already in the negative then

either …or is used and not neither …nor.

Sarah didn't like either Rome or Paris.

Sarah didn't like Rome or Paris.
 both. . . and are used to parallelism

The game is suitable for both children and adults

He was both determined to beat the record and to win

over the crowd.

He was determined to both beat the record and win over the crowd.
not only. . . but
also
are used to parallelism

The war caused not only destruction and death but also generations of hatred
between the two communities.

The car not only is economical but also

feels good to drive.

We can sometimes leave out also:

I identified with Denzel Washington not only as an

actor but as a person.
 CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS

These conjunctions join independent clauses together.

The following are frequently used conjunctive adverbs:

 SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Subordinating conjunctions also join two clauses together,
but in doing so, they make one clause dependent (or
"subordinate") upon the other.