The 8 English Parts of Speech
These are the words that you use to make a sentence. There are only 8 types of word - and the most important is the Verb!

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What are Conjunctions?

Conjunctions are words that "join". Conjunctions join two parts of a sentence.

1. 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 (which surround an adverb or adjective)
(for example: so...that)

2. Function (Job)

Conjunctions are divided into two basic types.

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.

3. Position

Coordinating Conjunctions always come between the words or clauses that they join.
Subordinating Conjunctions usually come at the beginning of the subordinate clause.