‘Conjunction’ is a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.

Types of conjunction

There are three types of conjuction:

Coordinating conjunctions: ‘for,’ ‘and,’ ‘nor,’ ‘but,’ ‘or,’ ‘yet,’ ‘so.’
Correlative conjunctions: ‘either… or…,’ ‘neither… nor…,’ ‘not only… but also…,’ ‘both… and…’
Common subordinating conjunctions: ‘after,’ ‘before,’ ‘although,’ ‘though,’ ‘even though,’ ‘as much as,’ ‘as long as,’ ‘as soon as,’ ‘because,’ ‘since,’ ‘so that,’ ‘in order that,’ ‘if,’ ‘even if,’ ‘that,’ ‘unless,’ ‘until,’ ‘whether,’ ‘while.’

Conjunctions and their meanings

‘Although’/’even though.’ Meaning: it doesn’t matter or make a difference.
- Example:
  - “Although/Even though I have the money, I won’t buy the shoes.”
‘And.’ Meaning: non-contrasting item(s) or idea(s); in addition; extra; plus.
- Example:
  - “I enjoy tea and cookies when I eat a snack.”
‘Because.’ Meaning: the reason is…
- Example:
  - “I got wet because I forgot my umbrella.”
‘But.’ Meaning: a contrast or exception.
- Example:
  - “They gamble but they don’t smoke.”
‘Or.’ Meaning: an alternative item or idea.
- Example:
  - ‘I can’t decide if I want an apple or a banana with my yogurt.”
‘For.’ Meaning: is almost like because or since; it introduces, in a formal tone, a reason.
- Example:
  - “He is gambling with his health, for he has been smoking since high school.”
‘Nor.’ Meaning: an alternative negative idea or though.
- Express:
  - “Brian did not like singing, nor did he like dancing.”
‘Yet.’ Meaning: a contrary but logical idea will follow
- Example:
  - “Shelly is a quite yet very outgoing girl.”
‘So.’ Meaning: suggest that a consequence will follow
- Example:
  - “He hate to drink milk, so he try to drink soy for breakfast.”

Compiled and written by @sherlydarmali for @EnglishTips4U on Sunday, October 2, 2016