Conjunction

​CONJUNCTIONS

By Umaimah JB(UBI)

Word Cloud

List one conjunction that you have learnt from the video

​What is conjunction?

Conjunction is the name for those common words that are used to join (conjoin) parts of sentences.  Also, conjunctions may be used to begin certain sentences.

These conjunctions are used to join words, phrases and independent clauses

​Coordinating Conjunction

These conjunctions are used to express relationships between a dependent and an independent clause.

​Subordinating Conjunction

There are two different types of conjunctions

Coordinating Conjunctions

When to use each coordinating conjunction

​Coordinating Conjunction	​Reason
​and	​to communicate addition
​but, yet	​to communicate contrast
​so	​to communicate a result / effect
​for	​to communicate a reason / cause
or​	​to communicate a choice
nor​	​to communicate a negative choice

​Examples of coordinating conjunctions in sentences

• He only wears striped ties and polka dotted bow ties. (joins two words)

• The shoes were not blue suede nor black leather. (joins two phrases.)

• It wasn’t a costume party, yet many came dressed as literary villains. (joins two independent clauses.)

Subordinating Conjunctions

When to use each subordinating conjunction

​Subordinating Conjunction	​Reason
​after, before, once, since, until, when, whenever, while	​Regarding time
​as, because, since	​To communicate a reason / cause
​in order that, so, so that, that	​To communicate a result / effect
if, even ​if, unless	​To communicate a condition if / even
​though, whereas	​To communicate contrast
​where, wherever	​Regarding location
​than, whether	​Regarding a choice

​Subordinating conjunctions

• Subordinate conjunctions often begin a dependent clause.

• If the dependent clause begins or interrupts the sentence, then it is separated from the independent clause by a comma

​Examples of subordinating conjunctions in sentences

• Once she found the perfect broach, she purchased three outfits to match it. (Once demonstrates a time context. A comma is used because the conjunction begins the sentence.)

• He wore the top hat wherever he went. (Wherever demonstrates a location context. Though wherever begins the dependent clause, no comma is used because it does not begin the sentence or interrupt the sentence.)