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== Conjunction ==
== Conjunction ==
* conjunctions combine or coordinate words and phrases (clauses)
* conjunctions conjoin, combine or coordinate words and phrases (clauses)
* see parts of speech
=== conjunctions that combine words ====
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left:10px"
* coordinators
|+ The 7 coordinating conjunctions
** coordinate or combine individual words or phrases:
|-
*** as in:
! Alphab. list !!colspan="2" | FANBOYS list
**** ''apples '''and''' oranges are similar '''and''' distinct fruits''
|-
**** ''I only like apples '''or''' oranges that are ripe''
| and || F || for
****
|-
* correlative conjunction
|but || A || and
** creates a combination or contrast of actions or ideas:
|-
** ''and, or'', ''neither, nor'', etc.
|for || N || nor
|-
|or || B || but
|-
|nor || O || or
|-
|so || Y || yet
|-
|yet||S|| so
|-
|}
=== coordinating conjunctions ===
* = combine independent clauses (clauses that can stand as sentences on their own)


=== subordinating conjunctions ===
==== conjunctions that combine sentence parts ====
* = conjunctions that "subordinate" or turn an independent clause into a subordinate clause, i.e., a sentence that cannot stand on its own
** coordinating conjunction
* = create a need for additional information and sets up or adds to the information that follows in the dominant or main clause
** subordinating conjunction (SWABI)
** ex.: "The dog played with his toy every day until it wore out" can be phrased using a subordinating conjunction, as per:
==== conjunctions that coordinate or conjoin ideas====
** "Until it wore out, the dog played with his toy every day."
** conjunctive adverb
*** "Until it wore out" is not a complete sentence or thought
* see  
* subordinating conjunctions are sometimes referred to as SWABI for
** [[Parts of speech#Conjunction]] for more on conjunctions
** '''''S'''ince, '''W'''hen, '''A'''fter, '''B'''ecause & '''I'''f''
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Subordinating conjunctions (SWABI)
|-
| after || although || as || as if || as long as
|-
| as much as || as soon as || as though || because || before
|-
| even  || even if || even though || if || if only
|-
| if then || if when|| inasmuch || just as || lest
|-
| now || now that || now when || once || provided
|-
| provided that || rather than || since || so that || supposing
|-
| than || that || though || till || unless
|-
| until || when || whenever || where || whereas
|-
| where if || wherever || whether || which || while
|-
| who || whoever || why
|-
|}
* see
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunction_(grammar) Conjunction (grammar) (wiki)]]


== Introductory clauses & phrases ==
== Introductory clauses & phrases ==