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 | though | like | |
before | for | whereas | than | ||
ever since | since | while | though | ||
since | yet | ||||
once | |||||
since | |||||
till | |||||
until | |||||
when | |||||
whenever | |||||
whereupon | |||||
while | |||||
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
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 |
Other correlative conjunctions:
as … so
as … as
the … the
although … yet
so … that