Conjunctions are essential in speech as they act as joiners, connecting phrases or sentences. There are various types of conjunctions used to link grammatical structures, including coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and conjunctive adverbs. This article delves into the differences between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
Key Takeaways
- Coordinating conjunctions are short and simple joiners connecting phrases, clauses, and sentences, and there are seven in total: and, but, or, yet, for, nor, and so. They are typically remembered using the acronym FANBOYS.
- Subordinating conjunctions join a subordinate clause with a main clause, and there are many words and phrases that can be used as subordinating conjunctions.
- Coordinating conjunctions connect words or phrases with similar structure and importance, whereas subordinating conjunctions link a subordinate clause with the main clause.
