conjunction

Conjunction

OR

yet

If

because

but

unless

and

Types of conjunction

• Coordinating Conjunctions
• Subordinating Conjunction
• Correlative conjunction
• Conjunctive adverbs

SECTION

Coordinating conjunction.

but

so

and

or

nor

for

yet

if; unless; provided (that); as long as

although; though; even though; while;...

when; before; after; since; while; as; as soon as; by the time; until

sudordinating

because; since; as

so that; so; because + want

where; wherever; everywhere

so that; so … that; such … that

Correlative conjunction

both . . . and

Some conjunctions combine with other words to form what are called correlative conjunctions. They always travel in pairs, joining various sentence elements that should be treated as grammatically equal.

Niether...nor either ...or not only . . . but also

whether...or

not . . . but

Conjunctive Adverbs

A conjunction is a part of speech that connects phrases and clauses. Therefore, a conjunctive adverb is a type of adverb that joins together two clauses. These clauses are usually independent clauses, otherwise known as complete sentences.

N.B

• In addition,
• Therefore,
• Nevertherless,
• on the other hand
• In fact,
• Nonetheless
• Otherwise,
• Moreover