Conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses. It's a crucial part of grammar that allows us to combine different ideas and create more complex sentences.
Here are some examples of conjunctions and how they're used:
* Coordinating conjunctions: These connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical rank.
* Examples: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet
* Usage: "The dog barked and the cat hissed." "I want to go to the party, but I'm too tired."
* Subordinating conjunctions: These connect a dependent clause to an independent clause.
* Examples: because, although, since, while, when, if, unless
* Usage: "Because it was raining, we stayed inside." "I will go to the store if you give me money."
* Correlative conjunctions: These come in pairs and connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical rank.
* Examples: both...and, either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also
* Usage: "Both the cat and the dog were sleeping." "Neither the dog nor the cat was happy."
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