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conjunctions
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- 1conjunctionA conjunction is a word like AND, BUT, WHEN, OR, etc., which connects words, phrases or clauses.
- 2conjunctA conjunct relates what is said in a sentence to another sentence. As such, it is not part of the structure of the sentence in which it is used.
- 3Coordinating conjunctionsCoordinating conjunctions join two items of equal importance. For, and, nor, but, or, yet and so are the coordinating conjunctions in English, forming the mnemonic FANBOYS
- 4subordinating conjunctionA subordinating conjunction introduces a dependent clause, which depends on the rest of the sentence for its meaning and cannot stand alone.
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- Flashcards on conjunctions, created by rachel31367 on 21/04/2013.
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