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Conjunctions

These are used to make compound sentences:

Coordinating Conjunctions

 

For

And

Nor

But

Or

Yet

So

These are also used to make compound sentences.  They are called adverbial conjunctions. They need to be used with a semicolon (;) and a comma (,).

 

Adverbial Conjunctions

; therefore,

; consequently,

; thus,

; furthermore,

; however,

; still,

; also,

; besides,

; moreover,

; nevertheless,

; otherwise,

; then,

 

These are used to make “complex sentences.”  They are called subordinating conjunctions.

 

Subordinating Conjunctions

Because

Unless

When

Where

Why

Wherever

Who

That

How

Since

Whether

Unless

Until

As

If

As if

While

Before

After

 

Although

Provided that

As long as

As though

In order that

So that

Than

Though

Whenever