conjunctions

Coordinating For And Nor But Or Yet So Joins word(s) used in the same way My mom and I went shopping. Preceded by a comma when used to combine two independent clauses My mom and I went shopping, and we bought way too much!

Subordinating introduces a subordinate (dependent) clause If it starts to rain, the game will be cancelled. The game will be cancelled if it starts to rain. While we were waiting, we listened to music. We listened to music while we were waiting. As the class ended, I packed up my things. I packed up my things as the class ended.

Correlative “pairs” of words both…and either…or neither…nor Both Ella and Mira play soccer. She looked neither to the right nor to the left. Not only did Ella score a goal, but Mira also scored a goal. Either Baylor or Aubrey will fix the computer. both…and either…or neither…nor not only…but also whether…or