Conjunctions (Vocabulary: Language Study Terms)

CONJUNCTIONS (Vocabulary: Language Study Terms)

A conjunction joins two or more:

• words: 
            Their pets are black and white.
• phrases:
            They have a black dog and a white cat.
• sentences:
            Art has a black dog, and Ann has a white cat.

The most common conjunctions are:

• and (adds)
            I like big and small dogs.
• or (shows a choice)
            Do you prefer a big dog or a small dog?
• but (shows a difference)
            I like big dogs, but not small dogs.

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• There are many, many more conjunctions, like: after, although, as, because, before, nor, since, so, than, that, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, while, yet...

and lots more!

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