Conjunctions | by M.Hassaan Anjum
- 2. What is a conjunction? • in grammar, a conjunction is a part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses.
- 3. Types of conjunctions There are 3 types of conjunctions • 1.co-ordinating • 2.sub-ordinating • 3.correlative
- 4. Coordinating conjunctions • Coordinating conjunctions are conjunctions that join, or coordinate, two or more items (such as words, main clauses, or sentences) of equal syntactic importance. In English, the mnemonic acronym FANBOYS can be used to remember the coordinators for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.
- 5. Correlative conjunctions • Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join words and groups of words of equal weight in a sentence. • Examples • He is not only handsome but also brilliant. (Not only A but also B) • You either do your work or prepare for a trip to the office. (Either do or prepare) • Neither the basketball team nor the football team is doing well. • You must decide whether you stay or you go. • Just as many Americans love basketball, so many Canadians love ice hockey.
- 6. Subordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions are conjunctions that join an independent clause and a dependent clause, and also introduce adverb clauses. The most common subordinating conjunctions in the English language include after, although, as, as far as, as if, as long as, as soon as, as though, because, before, even if, even though, every time, if, in order that, since, so, so that, than, that, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, whereas, wherever, and while.