Conjunctions
A conjunction is a word that "joins". A conjunction joins two parts of a sentence.Here are some example conjunctions:
| Coordinating Conjunctions | Subordinating Conjunctions | 
| and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so | although, because, since, unless | 
Form
Conjunctions have three basic forms:- Single Word
for example: and, but, because, although - Compound (often ending with as or that)
for example: provided that, as long as, in order that - Correlative (surrounding an adverb or adjective)
for example: so...that 
Function
Conjunctions have two basic functions or "jobs":- Coordinating conjunctions
 are used to join two parts of a sentence that are grammatically equal. 
The two parts may be single words or clauses, for example:
- Jack and Jill went up the hill.
- The water was warm, but I didn't go swimming. - Subordinating conjunctions are used to join a subordinate dependent clause to a main clause, for example:
- I went swimming although it was cold. 
Position
- Coordinating conjunctions always come between the words or clauses that they join.
 - Subordinating conjunctions usually come at the beginning of the subordinate clause.
 
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