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Conjunctions<\/strong> are words that join clauses into sentences. Conjunctions not only join clauses together; they also show how the meanings of the two clauses are related.<\/p>\n

Examples are: and, but, although, because, when, if<\/strong> etc.<\/p>\n

He is poor, but honest. (contrast)
\nI wrote the letters and Ann posted them. (addition)
\nHe was happy because he got a rise. (cause)<\/p>\n

Conjunctions are also used to join two or more words together.<\/p>\n

Two and two make four.
\nAnn and Mary are good friends.
\nJack and Jill went up the hill.<\/p>\n

There are two kinds of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coordinating conjunctions<\/strong> join pairs of clauses that are grammatically independent of each other. Examples are: and, or, but or yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other conjunctions, like because, when, that or which<\/strong>, are called subordinating conjunctions. A subordinating conjunction together with its following clause acts like a part of the other clause.<\/p>\n

I will phone you when I arrive.<\/p>\n

Some conjunctions are made up of two or more words.<\/p>\n

I stayed an extra night so that<\/strong> I could see Alice.<\/p>\n

Correlative<\/strong><\/p>\n

A general term for a pair of items which work together to connect things in a sentence but are not adjacent.<\/p>\n

Common examples of correlative conjunctions are: both \u2026 and, either \u2026 or, neither \u2026 nor, not only \u2026 but also, as \u2026 as, rather \u2026 than and so \u2026 that.<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n