Conjunctions
Grammar Practice
Conjunctions are words that link other words or phrases in a sentence and indicate the relationship between them. Here are two of the three types of conjunctions!
Coordinating Conjunctions | Correlative Conjunctions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Function | Used to join words, phrases or clauses that have a similar sentence structure. | Used to create pairs of words and phrases within a sentence. | |
Examples | for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so | whether…or, either…or, neither…nor, both…and, not only…but also | |
In a sentence | My business is small, but I can help people with it. | She was able to help both those in need and fellow business owners. | |
Tip! | We tend to overuse “and” to connect our ideas. Use the following instead: | Words joined by correlative conjunctions have to be from the same word class (e.g. noun + noun). | |
