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What are conjunctions (or linking words, or connectors) ?

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What are conjunctions (or linking words, or connectors) ?

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These are words that connect two parts of the same sentence, so that it makes sense.

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There are three types of conjunctions in the English language: coordinated, subordinate and correlative.

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They can add independent sentences, phrases or just words.

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In the English language there are seven coordinated conjnctions and there is as acronym that can help you remember each one:

FANBOYS = For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

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Explains the reason or proposal for something.

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It adds one thing to the other.

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Used to present an alternative with a negative idea to another negative idea that has been stated previously.

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Contrast.

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Presents a choice.

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Introduces a constructive idea that logically follows the previous idea.

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Indicates effect, result or consequence.

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Are usually in the middle of a sentence and a comma is used before the linking word.

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They always introduce dependent phrases by joining an independent phrase.

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Although; Than; Whether; While.

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Because; Since; So that; Why.

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After; Before; Once; Until.

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As if; If; Provided that; Whether.

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As though; How; Next; Where.

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The sentences can go in any order, but what never changes is that the subordinate conjunction is the first word in the dependent sentence.

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They come in pairs and you need to use both in different places in a sentence to make sense. Its correlation always denotes equality.

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as ... as
both ... and
not ... but
what with ... and
whether ... or