CONJUNCTIONS

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Coordination and Subordination

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Coordinating Conjunctions

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I spent my entire paycheck last week. I am staying home this weekend.

Coordinating Conjunctions

• for
• and
• nor
• but
• or
• yet
• so

The most common coordinating conjunctions are --->

Coordinating Conjunctions

Subordination also joins two sentences with related ideas, but...

Subordinating conjunctions

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Tracy stopped to help the injured man. She would be late for work.

Subordinating Conjunctions

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Coordination allows a writer to give equal weight to the two ideas that are being combined, and subordination enables a writer to emphasize one idea over the other.

• although, while, though, whereas, even though (concession)
• if, unless, until (condition)
• as if, as, though (manner)
• where, wherever (place)
• because, since, so that, in order that (reason)
• after, before, while, once, when (time)

Join a subordinate to a main clause.

Subordinating Conjunctions

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Coordinating and Subordinating conjuctions