Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Conjunctions
- Are used to connect words, phrases, clauses and
sentences. They are commonly known as 'joining words'.
- Correlating
- Exist as pairs in a
sentence combining
two ideas.
- Not only...but
also, both...and,
either...or.
- I like both
coffee and tea.
- Temporal
- Used to
express time
and order in a
sentence.
- When,
finally, just,
next, now,
while,
during.
- Finally
Fremantle played
a Grand Final.
- Coorindating
- Combines two
words, sentences
or phrases of the
same or similar
parts of speech
together.
- For, and, not,
but, or, yet, so.
- I like latte's
but not long
blacks.
- Adversative
- Expresses a
contrast or
comparison between
two statements
within a sentence.
- But, however, on
the other hand,
nevertheless.
- I enjoy boxing,
however it is
challenging.
- Subordinating
- Joins parts of
sentences together
known as clauses.
- Because,
before, when,
as, after.
- Before I had
breakfast I had
a shower.
- Additive
- Adds one
statement to
another. Adds
something else to
the sentence.
- And, furthermore,
moreover, also.
- I like coffee and also tea.
- Casual
- Relates to the
connection
between two
things, where one
causes the other to
happen or exist.
- Despite,
although,
because, since,
until, as a result.
- I am hungry,
despite having a
big lunch.