Conjunctions

CONJUNCTIONS are words that link other words in a sentence and shows their relationship.Conjunctions can be categorized into four types:Coordinating,correlative,adverbial and subordinating conjunctions.

(1).Coordinating Conjunctions : Join words of equal importance.There are seven coordinating conjunctions which can be remembered  by the acronym FANBOYS.
 

F stands for 'for',
A stands for 'And',
N stands for 'Nor',
B stands for 'But',
O stands for 'Or',
Y stands for 'Yet',
S stands for so.

Examples :

• The man and woman were walking in the park.

• She likes tea but not coffee.

(2).Correlative Conjunctions are word pairs that join words or group of words of equal importance.
Some of the commonly used correlative conjunctions are:

• not only....... but also

• whether....... or

• both........ and

• not....but

• either......or

• as......as

• neither......nor

Examples:

• I want both the dress and the book.

• You can either prepare for Gre or Gate based on your interest. 

• Whether you clean your room or vacuum the house is up to you.

(3).Adverbial Conjunctions join independent clauses.They specify the relationship between two main clauses.Good way to remember these conjunctions is by the acronym HOT SHOT CAT.

H stands for 'however',
O stands for ' otherwise,
T stands for 'therefore',
S stands for 'similarly',
H stands for 'hence',
O stands for 'on the other hand',
T stands for 'thus',
C stands for 'consequently',
A stands for 'also',
T stands for 'then'.

(4).Subordinating Conjunctions are defined as a word or group of words that includes a subordinate clause.Some of the subordinating conjunctions are as,since,because,although,though,even though,
even if,when,whenever.