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Conjunctions

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Lexis - Conjunctions

Conjunctions are the joining words that hold sentences together. These can be either coordinating or subordinating.

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Coordinating conjunctions

  • Coordinating conjunctions will work to join two of the same clause together (think co-operation) and these are conjunctions like ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘but' and ‘yet'.
  • The acronym ‘FANBOYS’ can help you to remember them:
    • For.
    • And.
    • Nor.
    • But.
    • Or.
    • Yet.
    • So.
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Coordinating conjunctions - examples

  • I love her for she is beautiful.
  • I need to go to the shops and I need to get my nails done.
  • She is not kind nor is she polite.
  • I am tired but I am coming to your birthday party.
  • We can go to the club or we can go home.
  • James is very clever yet he never applies himself to his studies.
  • I bought a new car so I can drive to work.
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Subordinating conjunctions

  • Subordinating conjunctions will join a main clause and a subordinate clause together.
  • These include 'until', 'because' and 'before'.
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Subordinating conjunctions - examples

  • I liked Patrick until he broke my necklace.
  • Because you have annoyed me, I am going home.
  • Before lunch, I will write a postcard.
  • Although I practice a lot, I am very bad at chess.

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