#EngClass: Conjunction

‘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.’

‘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