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 Foreign Language
Success Strategies
 First Edition, Volume I: August 2006  

Part II- English Language Grammar Primer & Exercises

TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS

Coordinating conjunctions connect elements of the same grammatical class: nouns w/ nouns; adverbs w/ adverbs, clauses with clauses. They connect independent clauses.

and

but
or
nor
for
yet
so

(when they have the meaning “and the reason is that”)

Correlative conjunctions are coordinating conjunctions; they are always used in pairs.
contain two independent clauses and one dependent clause.

both….and
not only….but
either…or
neither…nor

Subordinating conjunctions are used to connect adverb or noun (subordinate) clauses. Use a subordinating conjunction to connect a dependent clause w/ a main clause.

because
(since)
(as)

if

though

although

after

unless

whether

that

since

when

so that

even though

as if

provided that

sooner than

etc.
Relative pronouns are used to connect the relative (subordinate) clause to its antecedents in the main clause.

who/whom
which
that
etc.
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