How to pronounce conjunction

What is a conjunction?

Conjunctions are words that join together other words or groups of words.

Conjunction examples

There are three types: coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and correlative conjunctions. Don't be scared of words like correlative, subordinating, and coordinating; they are not going to hurt you, and we'll explain their meanings in just a minute.

What is a coordinating conjunction?

Coordinating conjunctions join together words, or groups of words, that are of equal importance or weight.

The farm grows peaches, plums, and apricots.

I can meet before 11 or after 2.

The meal was very good but quite expensive.

I knew it had been raining—for her umbrella was wet.

I don’t know where the key is, nor would I tell you if I did.

The dress is simple yet elegant.

Everyone was reading, so things were very quiet.

When placed at the beginning of a sentence, a coordinating conjunction may also link two sentences or paragraphs.

The preparations were complete.

But where were the guests?

She told him that he would have to

a conjunction is a word that joins together

a coordinating conjunction is a word that connects