Conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions

June 13, 2010

Some conjunctions are used in pairs. They are called correlative conjunctions. Note that most correlative conjunctions are of the coordinating type. Examples are: Either…or Either take it or leave it. You must either obey my instructions or quit. Either you or he will have to do it. Neither…nor I will neither take it nor leave [...]

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Subordinating conjunctions

June 13, 2010

A conjunction that joins together clauses of unequal rank or importance is called a subordinating conjunction. Read the following sentence: I told him that he should consult a doctor. Here that joins together two clauses of unequal rank. I told him is the main clause, and that he should consult a doctor is a subordinate [...]

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Kinds of conjunctions

June 12, 2010

Conjunctions are divided into two classes: coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. Read the following sentence: Birds fly and fish swim. This sentence contains two independent statements or two statements of equal rank or importance. The conjunction that joins together two clauses of equal rank is called a coordinating conjunction. Notes Coordinating conjunctions generally connect sentence [...]

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What are conjunctions?

June 11, 2010

Conjunctions are words like and, but, or, yet, because, since and so. Read the following sentences: God made the country and man made the town. She must cry, or she will die. Two and two make four. In sentence 1 and 2, the conjunctions and and or join two sentences together. In sentence 3, the [...]

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