Conjunctions in English

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• Examples of conjunctions in English

Conjunctions are the words that are used to join two or more parts of a sentence, or two or more sentences.

There are two types of conjunctions in English:

Coordinating conjunctions: They are used to join two phrases or words that have the same value.

• And / and.
• But / but.
• However / however
• Gold
• So / So / therefore
• Then
• Therefore / therefore / consequently
• Yet / yet / still

Subordinate conjunctions: They are used to join a phrase that depends on another. The dependent phrase is called the "subordinate phrase" and is meaningless without the other. Subordinate conjunctions are usually found just before the subordinate phrase.

• Although / although
• As / as
• After / after
• Before / before
• If / yes
• Since / since / since
• So that / so / in such a way that
• Until / until
• When when

Examples of conjunctions in English

1. I have a pen and a pencil. / I have a pen and pencil. (Simple coordinator)
2. We saw your sister but we didn’t see your brother. / We saw your sister but we didn't see your brother. (Simple coordinator)
3. We bought the drinks despues de we bought the food. / We buy the drinks after buying the food. (Simple subordinate)
4. Although we've had a rough year, we are very happy. / Although we have had a difficult year, we are very happy. (Simple subordinate)
5. He looked at me ace I have walked out the door. / He looked at me as I walked out the door. (Simple subordinate)
6. I think the older brother is ace intelligent ace the younger brother. / I think the older brother is just as smart as the younger brother. (Correlative subordinate)
7. I will pay for the trip as long as you pay for the hotel. / I will pay for the trip as long as you pay for the hotel. (Subordinate compound).
8. I don't like him, yet I invited him to the part. / I don't like him, however I invited him to the party. (Simple coordinator)
9. We are buying the car whether you like it or / we will buy the car whether you like it or not. (Correlative, subordinate)
10. Do you know whether he’s a good student? / Do you know if he is a good student? (Simple, subordinate)
11. John plays golf whereas Michael plays tennis. / John plays golf while Michael plays tennis. (Simple, subordinate)
12. I'll call you when I get there. / I'll call you when I get there. (simple, subordinate)
13. Please watch the baby until he falls asleep. / Please watch the child until he falls asleep. (Simple, subordinate)
14. I'll buy a chocolate cake unless it’s very expensive. / I'll buy a chocolate cake unless it's very expensive. (Simple, subordinate)
15. Though he’s very young, he’s very mature. / Although he is very young, he is very mature. (Simple, subordinate)
16. You didn’t pass the test, therefore you have to take it again. / You did not pass the exam, therefore you must take it again. (Simple, subordinate)
17. He cleaned his father’s car, and then he cleaned his own. / He cleaned his father's car, and then he cleaned his. (Simple, coordinating)
18. I left everything ready so that you only have to turn on the oven. / I left everything ready so you just have to turn on the oven. (Composite, subordinate)
19. I always get up early SW I always arrive on time at work. / I always get up early so I'm always on time for work. (Simple, coordinating)
20. I will tell him you called as soon as I see him. / I'll tell him you called as soon as I see it. (Composite, subordinate)
21. How is he? I haven’t seen him since we finished school. / How is it going? I haven't seen him since we finished school. (simple, subordinate)
22. Eleven you go to a five star hotel, you can’t go back to the cheap ones. / Once you've gone to a five-star hotel, you can't go back to cheap ones. (Simple, subordinate)
23. You can stay in the pool or come play with us. / You can stay in the pool or come and play with us. (Simple, coordinating.)
24. Now that she’s divorced she can get married again. / Now that she is divorced, she can remarry. (Composite, subordinate.)
25. I can help you study if you want me to. / I can help you study if you want. (Simple, subordinate)
26. We bought the land in order to build houses on it. / We buy land to build houses on it. (Composite, subordinate)
27. I don't like pears nor / I don't like pears and apples. (Simple, coordinating).
28. He’s rich and / He is rich and generous. (Simple, coordinating).
29. Even though we advised us to stay home, we decided to go out. / Although he recommended that we stay home, we decided to go out. (Composite, subordinate)
30. Either you go inside or you go outside, you can't stay in between. / Either you go inside or you go outside, you cannot stay in the middle. (Correlative, coordinating)
31. Even if I lose, I will be glad I gave it a try. / Even if I lose, I'll be glad I tried. (Composite, subordinate)
32. Please ask check the lights are out before leaving the house. / Please confirm that the lights are off before leaving the house. (Simple, subordinate)
33. I like him but I'm not in love with him. / I like him but I'm not in love with him. (Simple, coordinating)
34. I bought both the red shirt and the blue trousers. / I bought both the red shirt and the blue pants. (compound, coordinating)
35. Did you ask your mother if could you eat the cake? / Did you ask your mother if you could eat the cake? (Simple, subordinate)
36. We’ll stay here until it gets dark. / We will stay here until dark. (Simple, subordinate)
37. He’s smart as well as / He's smart as well as kind. (Composite, coordinator)
38. I'll see him despues de / I'll see you after work. (Simple, subordinate)
39. He is ace busy in the weekends ace he is in the week days. / He's as busy on weekends as he is on weekdays. (Correlative, subordinate)
40. I have to are and to daughter. / He has a son and a daughter. (Simple, coordinating)

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