Coordinating Conjunctions

FANBOYS - For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So: Avoid run-on sentences and other grammatical errors by using connectives. The list of those seven coordinating conjunctions are given here. Here are the relationships that the seven coordinators show:

For
!presses a result-cause relationship"(Because, Since) I ill get financial aid for college (result), #or I a!!lied on the first day.(cause) She fle as much as she could (result),#or she loved flying.(cause)

And
Chronological order I ent to the station(first) and aited for half an hour.(second) I had brea"fast and left for or". !presses surprise #e is $% and he s!ea"s % languages&( o Adding two si$ilar sources" #is job brought in several thousand dollars a month (a source of '), and he got another large sum from an inheritance (a second source). really&)

Nor
()!resses a relationshi! of addition li"e *and*, but it+s an addition ofnegatives

,orms cannot s im, nor can they al". -ohn did not li"e movies, nor did he care much for television.

But
()!resses o!!osition bet een t o ideas. She bought food %ut she forgot the drin"s. I can understand everything %ut I can+t s!ea" very Idea of e)ce!tion I li"e everything %ut onions. This ebsite is about nothing but free (nglish lessons.

ell.

Or
Indicates alternatives .ou can come ith me if you ant to or you can stay home. ,e can atch a movie or have dinner outside.

Yet
It e)!resses o!!osition bet een ideas (just li"e *but*) She got the job she anted, &et she discovered that she hated it.

/red is very good at math, &et he is majoring in biology.

So
hile for sho s a result-cause relationshi!, *so* sho s a cause-result. She loved flying(cause), so she fle as much as she could.(result) I a!!lied on the first day, so I ill get financial aid for college.

Su%ordinating Conjunctions
Conjunction after 'eaning time se0uence concession and contrast time !lace !a$ple I left a#ter you came Although I failed my last t o e)ams, I !assed. Ta"e notes as you read the article. I ill come go. ith you as #ar as you

although as as far as

as if

manner conditional time time cause cause 2 blame time se0uence time

The man stumbled, as i# he about to fall.

ere

as long as as soon as because because of before

I ill hel! you as long as you don+t disa!!oint me. 1all me as soon as !ossible. I lied to her %ecause you told me to. I lied to her %ecause o# you. I left %e#ore you came. /inish your or"sheet %& the ti$e I come bac". I !assed even though I failed my last t o e)ams.

by the time

even though

des!ite

ho ever

contrast

,e s!ent so much time on it,however, the boss didn+t li"e it. Ta"e your umbrella case it rains. ith you in

in case in case of in order to

condition condition !ur!ose

1all 3$$ in case o# emergency. I ant to im!rove my (nglish in order to communicate better. I ant to im!rove my (nglish so that I can communicate better (hough I failed my last t o e)ams, I !assed. I "no her, she on+t te)t me unless I te)t her first. It+s sto!!age time, e are going to lose the game unless a miracle saves us. I have until)till /riday to ta"e my grammar 0ui4. ,ere they aslee! when you arrived& She goes sho!!ing whenever she ants. It+s only $5.%6 here, whereas it is 7 o+cloc" in 8argaritaville. #e follo s me wherever I go.

so that

!ur!ose concession and contrast

though

unless

condition

until2till hen henever

time time time concession and contrast !lace

hereas herever

Correlative Conjunction
Both"""and
1onnects t o !ositives (this and that)

She is beautiful and she is smart. She is %oth beautiful and smart. Both 8ia and 9atie are coming. See both...and 2 neither for details.

Neither """ nor

1onnects t o negatives(not this not that) She is not tall. She is not short. See neither nor details Neither my !arents nor my friend a!!roves my or". Neither my friend nor my !arents a!!rove my or". See neither details Notice the use of singular and plural verb form She is neither tall nor short.

ither """ or
:ne of t o She is either 56 or 55 years old. .ou either come ith us or I ill !unish you. See either or details

Not onl&"""%ut also

;in"s t o clauses

She is not onl& beautiful %ut also very intelligent. #e disa!!ointed not onl& his father %ut also everybody else around him.

List of Conjunctions
They may be small words, but conjunctions are highly functional and very important for constructing sentences. As you can see in the first sentence I used the coordinating conjunction and to link different parts of the sentence, which is the main job of conjunctions. asically, conjunctions join words, phrases and clauses together. This article provides a brief overview of the different types of conjunctions and their function in sentences.

Coordinating Conjunctions
!. And ". ut #. $r %. &or '. (or ). *et +. ,o The words above are called coordinating conjunctions. They join words, phrases, or independent clauses of a sentence together. The word coordinate(verb) means of the same order or importance; equal in ran .! "o, coordinating conjunctions often lin similar grammatical parts of a sentence together (i.e. parts of speech # parts of speech; phrase # phrase; clause # clause). $et%s ta e a loo at some sentences with coordinating conjunctions& !. $n (riday night we watched T- and a movie. ". .e went to the park, but we did not have time for the museum. #. ,he has to work late tonight, so she cannot make it to party. %. /et0s meet at the beach or in front of the hotel. 's you can see from the above e(amples coordinating conjunctions come in between the individual words, phrases, and independent clauses they are joining. )n the sentences above& !. 1and1 is between two nouns

". 1but1 is between two independent phrases #. 1so1 is between two independent phrases %. 1or1 is between two prepositional phrases

Subordinating Conjunctions
*ere+s a list of some of the most common subordinating conjunctions& after although as because before how if once since than that though till until when where whether while "ubordinating conjunctions join an independent clause (contains both a subject and a verb and can act as a complete sentence) and a dependent clause(also contains a subject and a verb, but is not a complete sentence). ,asically, dependent clauses cannot e(ist on their own; they need to be joined to an independent clause. "ubordinating conjunctions do just that. The wordsubordinate (adjective) means something of lesser or unequal value, which

also gives you a clue about its position in a sentence in relation to an independent clause. $et+s ta e a loo at some e(amples& !. They went running 2independent clause3, although it was very hot 2dependent clause3. ". .e decided to take a couple of (rench classes this summer 2independent clause3, since we could not go away on vacation 2dependent clause3. #. 4onica went to law school in &ew *ork, while her brother went to law school in 5alifornia. "ubordinating conjunctions always come at the beginning of a dependent clause. )t%s important to note, however, that dependent clauses can sometimes (not always) come before an independent clause. -e could write the above sentences this way& !. Although it was very hot, they went running. ". Since we could not go away on vacation 2dependent clause3, we decided to take a couple of (rench classes this summer 2independent clause3. #. While her brother went to law school in 5alifornia, 4onica went to law school in 5alifornia. .. -hile coordinating conjunctions join parts of sentence that are similar, subordinating conjunctions often shows a contrasting or unequal relationship.

Correlative Conjunctions
both 6 and not only 6 but also either 6 or neither 6 nor whether 6 or /orrelative conjunctions come in pairs. The word correlative (adjective) means a similar relationship of some ind. Thus correlative conjunctions join similar concepts in a sentence together. 0(amples& !. .e talked both to her parents and her doctor. ". 7ason not only speaks 5hinese, but also 7apanese and 8orean. #. *ou can have either pie or a cake.

%. ,he neither liked the hotel nor the restaurant. '. 9verything depends on whether he gets the teaching job in 7une or the one in ,eptember. "imilar to coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions joins similar grammatical parts of a sentence (parts of speech # parts of speech; phrase # phrase; clause # clause).

What Is a Conjunction?
.hat is a conjunction: you ask: .ell, essentially, a conjunction is the glue that sticks words, phrases and clauses 2both dependent and independent3 together. There are three different kinds of conjunction ; coordinating, subordinating and correlative ; each serving its own, distinct purpose, but all serving to bring words together.

What Is a Coordinating Conjunction?

/oordinating conjunctions are what come to most people%s minds when they hear the word conjunction.! They can join together words, phrases and independent clauses. There are seven of them, and they%re easy to remember if you can just remember 1'2 ,34"& For < 9=plains reason or purpose 2just like because3 I go to the park every Sunday, for I love to watch the ducks on the lake. And < Adds one thing to another I go to the park every Sunday to watch the ducks on the lake and the shirtless men playing soccer. Nor < >sed to present an alternative negative idea to an already stated negative idea I dont go for the fresh air nor really for the ducks. Honestly, I just like the soccer. But < ,hows contrast The soccer in the park is entertaining in the winter, but its better in the heat of summer. Or < ?resents an alternative or a choice The men play on teams shirts orskins. Yet < Introduces a contrasting idea that follows the preceding idea logically 2similar to but3 I always take a book to read, yet I never seem to turn a single page. So < Indicates effect, result or conse@uence Ive started dating one of the soccer players, so now I have an e!cuse to watch the game each week.

What Is a Subordinating Conjunction?

' subordinating conjunction always introduces a dependent clause, tying it to an independent clause. )n contrast to coordinating conjunctions, a subordinate conjunction can often come first in a sentence. This is due simply

to the nature of the relationship between the dependent and the independent clause. )n 0nglish, there are lots of subordinating conjunctions, but the most common ones are 5after,5 5although,5 5as,5 5because,5 5before,5 5how,5 5if,5 5once,5 5since,5 5than,5 5that,5 5though,5 5until,5 5when,5 5where,5 5whether,5 and 5while.5 *ere are a few e(amples of how subordinating conjunctions are used& Because of you, I never stray too far from the sidewalk 28elly 5larkson3. If you leave me now, youAll take away the biggest part of me 2?eter 5etera65hicago3. When I see you smile, I can face the world 2 ad 9nglish3. B*ouC donAt know what youAve got til itAs gone 25inderella3. I guess IAll never be the same since I fell for you 2 . . 8ing3. As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I take a look at my life and realiDe thereAs nothing left 25oolio3.

What Are Correlative Conjunctions?

/orrelative conjunctions are sort of li e tag6team conjunctions. They come in pairs, and you have to use both of them in different places in a sentence to ma e them wor . They include pairs li e both7and,! whether7or,! either7or,! neither7nor,! not7but! and not only7but also.! I either want the cheesecake or the froDen hot chocolate. IAll have both the cheesecake and the froDen hot chocolate. I didnAt know whether youAd want the cheesecake or the froDen hot chocolate, so I got you both. $h, you want neither the cheesecake nor the froDen hot chocolate: &o problem. IAll eat them both < not only the cheesecake but also the froDen hot chocolate. I see youAre in the mood not for dessert but appetiDers. IAll help you with those too. 2ow that you now what a conjunction is, how many different inds there are and how they%re used, you can ma e all manner of compound and comple= sentences, but whether you%re using them for wor or play, just ma e sure you use them for good and not for evil.