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ThisUserLikesOreo wrote: I'm deleting his replies and threads as much as I can. n grammar, a conjunction (abbreviated  conj  or  cnj ) is a part of speech that connects words, sentences, phrases, or clauses. A discourse connective is a conjunction joining sentences.[citation needed]  This definition may overlap with that of other parts of speech, so what constitutes a "conjunction" must be defined for each language. In general, a conjunction is an invariable grammatical particle, and it may or may not stand between the items in a conjunction

The definition may also be extended to idiomatic phrases that behave as a unit with the same function,  e.g. "as well as", "provided that".

A simple literary example of a conjunction: "the truth of nature, and the power of giving interest" (Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Biographia Literaria)[1]

Conjunctions may be placed at the beginning of sentences.[2]  But some superstition about the practice persists.[3]



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[hide]  *1 Coordinating conjunctions  ==Coordinating conjunctions[ edit] == Coordinating conjunctions, also called coordinators, are conjunctions that join, or coordinate, two or more items (such as words, main clauses, or sentences) of equal syntactic importance. In English, the mnemonic acronymFANBOYS can be used to remember the coordinators for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.[4]  These are not the only coordinating conjunctions; various others are used, including[5] <sup class="reference" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:isolate;font-size:11.2px;white-space:nowrap;">:ch. 9 <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:isolate;font-size:11.2px;">[6] <sup class="reference" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:isolate;font-size:11.2px;white-space:nowrap;">:p. 171  "and nor" (British), "but nor" (British), "or nor" (British), "neither" ("They don't gamble; neither do they smoke"), "no more" ("They don't gamble; no more do they smoke"), and "only" ("I would go, only I don't have time"). Types of coordinating conjunctions include cumulative conjunctions, adversative conjunctions, alternative conjunctions, and illative conjunctions.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:isolate;font-size:11.2px;">[7]
 * 2 Correlative conjunctions
 * 3 Subordinating conjunctions
 * 4 Starting a sentence
 * 5 See also
 * 6 References
 * 7 External links

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Here are some examples of coordinating conjunctions in English and what they do:
 * For
 * presents rationale ("They do not gamble or smoke, for they are ascetics.")


 * And
 * presents non-contrasting item(s) or idea(s) ("They gamble, and they smoke.")


 * Nor
 * presents a non-contrasting negative idea ("They do not gamble, nor do they smoke.")


 * But
 * presents a contrast or exception ("They gamble, but they don't smoke.")


 * Or
 * presents an alternative item or idea ("Every day they gamble, or they smoke.")


 * Yet
 * presents a contrast or exception ("They gamble, yet they don't smoke.")


 * So
 * presents a consequence ("He gambled well last night, so he smoked a cigar to celebrate.")

==Correlative conjunctions<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join words and groups of words of equal weight in a sentence. There are many different pairs of correlative conjunctions: <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Examples: ==Subordinating conjunctions<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Subordinating conjunctions, also called subordinators, are conjunctions that join an independent clause and a dependent clause, and also introduce adverb clauses. The most common subordinating conjunctions in the English language include after, although,as, as far as, as if, as long as, as soon as, as though, because, before, even if, even though, every time, if, in order that, since, so, so that, than, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, whereas, wherever, and while.
 * 1) either...or
 * 2) not only...but (also)
 * 3) may...but
 * 4) neither...nor
 * 5) both...and
 * 6) whether...or
 * 7) just as...so
 * 8) the...the
 * 9) as...as
 * 10) as much...as
 * 11) no sooner...than
 * 12) rather...than
 * You either do your work or prepare for a trip to the office. (Either do, or prepare)
 * He is not only handsome, but also brilliant. (Not only A, but also B)
 * Not only is he handsome, but also he is brilliant. (Not only is he A, but also he is B.)
 * He may be tired from sleep, but he still needs to work.
 * Neither the basketball team nor the football team is doing well.
 * Both the cross country team and the swimming team are doing well.
 * You must decide whether you stay or you go. (It's up to you)
 * Whether you stay or you go, the film must start at 8 pm. (It's not up to you)
 * Just as many Americans love basketball, so many Canadians love ice hockey.
 * The more you practice dribbling, the better you will be at it.
 * Football is as fast as hockey (is (fast)).
 * Football is as much an addiction as a sport.
 * No sooner did she learn to ski, than the snow began to thaw.
 * I would rather swim than surf.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Complementizers can be considered to be special subordinating conjunctions that introduce complement clauses: e.g. "I wonder whether he'll be late. I hope that he'll be on time". Some subordinating conjunctions (until and while), when used to introduce a phrase instead of a full clause, become prepositions with identical meanings.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The subordinating conjunction performs two important functions within a sentence: illustrating the importance of the independent clause and providing a transition between two ideas in the same sentence by indicating a time, place, or cause and therefore effecting the relationship between the clauses.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:isolate;font-size:11.2px;">[8]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In many verb-final languages, subordinate clauses must precede the main clause on which they depend. The equivalents to the subordinating conjunctions of non-verb-final languages such as English are either <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Such languages often lack conjunctions as a part of speech, because:hgdssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
 * clause-final conjunctions (e.g. in Japanese); or
 * suffixes attached to the verb, and not separate words<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:isolate;font-size:11.2px;">[9]
 * 1) the form of the verb u