| Conjunctions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coordinating conjunctions | Meaning | Use |
| and | also | to introduce something to another thing that is already mentioned. |
| but | however | to introduce something contrasting with what has been mentioned |
| or | alternative | to show choices |
| for | because, since | to show the reason for something |
| nor | not either | to show not one or the other |
| so | therefore | to link possibilities |
| yet | in spite of that | to add something that is contrasting or unexpected |
Different types of subordinating conjunctions.
| Time | Place | Reason | Purpose | Contrast | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| after | where | as | so | although | as |
| as | wherever | because | therefore | though | like |
| before | for | as a result | whereas | than | |
| ever since | since | consequently | while | though | |
| since | yet | ||||
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| as soon as | |||||
| now that |
Different types of subordinating conjunctions.
| Condition | Choice | Exception | Degree | Preference | consequence | Indirect question |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | except | so | whether | |||
| providing | than | but | that | if | ||
| unless | whether | |||||
| provided that | rather than | as far as | rather than | so that | ||
| seeing that | sooner than | such that | ||||
| as long as | in order that | |||||
| so long as | ||||||
| even if |
Correlative conjunctions
| Prepositions after Adjectives - additional | |
|---|---|
| Correlative conjunctions | Meaning |
| either .. or | One or more things that are available as another possibility |
| neither .. nor | Putting two negative ideas together |
| both . . And | Add something to another thing |
| not .. but | Replacing something with something else |
| not only . . (but) also | Adding something to another thing |
| If .. then | Showing a result that is dependent on something else |
| Whether .. or | Expressing a choice between alternatives |
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