Conjunction

 Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases or clauses. There are three types of conjunctions: coordinating, subordinating and correlative conjunctions.
 Coordinating Conjunction
Among the three types of conjunctions, this is probably the most common one. The main
function of coordinating conjunctions is to join words, phrases, and clauses together,
which are usually grammatically equal. Aside from that, this type of conjunctions is
placed in between the words or groups of words that it links together, and not at the
beginning or at the end.
Examples:
 Pizza and burgers are my favourite snacks.
In the sample sentence above, the underlined word serves as a coordinating
conjunction that links two words together (pizza + burgers).
 The treasure was hidden in the cave or in the underground lagoon.
The example above shows how coordinating conjunctions can join together two (or
more) phrases. The coordinating conjunction “or” in the sentence above links “in
the cave” and “in the underground lagoon.”
 What those girls say and what they actually do are completely different.
In this sentence, you’ll see how the same coordinating conjunction ”and” from the
first sample sentence can be used to link clauses together (“what those girls say”
and “what they actually do”), instead of just single words.

How to Punctuate Coordinating Conjunction

In joining two words, phrases, or dependent clauses together, a comma is not required

before the coordinating conjunction.

Examples:

 aliens and predators

 by the beach or on the hill

 what you see and what you get

If, on the other hand, you are linking more than two words, phrases, and dependent

clauses together, a series of commas must be placed in between the distinct elements.

Examples:

 spiders, snakes, and scorpions

 in the bedroom, in the garage, or at the garden

Lastly, for joining together two independent clauses, a comma must be used before

placing the coordinating conjunction.

Examples:

 Cassandra fell asleep, so Joaquin just went home.

I don’t really like spaghetti, but I can eat lasagna any day.

Subordinating Conjunction

This type of conjunctions is used in linking two clauses together. Aside from the fact that

they introduce a dependent clause, subordinating conjunctions also describe the

relationship between the dependent clause and the independent clause in the sentence.

List of Common Subordinating Conjunctions:

Whileas soon as although

Before even if because

no matter how whether wherever

when until after

as if how if

provided in that once

supposing while unless

in case as far as now that

as so that though

since

Examples:

 It is so cold outside, so I brought you a jacket.

 Because it is so cold outside, I brought you a jacket.

By looking at the sentences above, you will easily notice that a subordinating conjunction

can be found either at the beginning of the sentence or between the clauses that it links

together. Aside from that, a comma should also be placed in between the two clauses

(independent clause and dependent clause) of the sentence.

 Correlative Conjunction

The correlative conjunctions are simply pairs of conjunctions which are used to join

equal sentence elements together.

List of Common Correlative Conjunctions:

either… or neither… nor not only… but also

both… and whether… or so… as

Examples:

 Both my brother and my father are lawyers.

 I can’t decide whether I’ll take Chemical Engineering or take Medical Technology

in college.