conjunction

Examples of conjunction in the following topics:

• Conjunctions: Coordination, Correlation, Conjunction, and Subordination

  • A conjunction is a part of speech that connects words or phrases.
  • There are several different types of conjunctions.
  • Coordinating conjunctions are conjunctions that join, or "coordinate," two or more items (such as words, clauses, or sentences) of equal importance.
  • Subordinating conjunctions are conjunctions that join two separate clauses.
  • "Conjunction junction, what's your function?"

• Eliminating Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

  • A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses (or in other words, two clauses that each express a complete thought and could stand on its own as a full sentence) are joined only by a comma instead of an acceptable form of punctuation, such as a comma with a coordinating conjunction, a period or a semicolon.
  • You can use a coordinating conjunction following the comma, and this also will indicate a relationship.
  • Run-on sentences may not have any punctuation separating them, or they may have a coordinating conjunction between them, but without the comma that needs to accompany the coordinating conjunction in order to separate two independent clauses.
  • You can use a coordinating conjunction and a comma, and this also will indicate a relationship.

• Semicolons

  • Semicolons also link clauses of equal importance, but unlike commas, do not always require a coordinating conjunction.
  • Semicolons can join closely related independent clauses that are not linked with a coordinating conjunction:
  • Semicolons can also be used between independent clauses linked with a transitional phrase or a conjunctive adverb.

• Introduction to Commas

  • Put a comma before a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) that separates two independent clauses.
  • Coordinating conjunctions are conjunctions, or joining words, that are placed between words and phrases of equal importance.
  • Used with coordinating conjunctions, commas allow writers to express how their complete thoughts relate to one another.
  • When joining two independent clauses, or clauses that could stand on their own as full sentences, place a comma before the conjunction.
  • When they are joined in the same sentence, however, they must be connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

• Common Comma Mistakes

  • You can use a coordinating conjunction following the comma, and this also will indicate a relationship.
  • The independent clauses may not have any punctuation separating them, or they may have a coordinating conjunction between them, but without the comma that needs to accompany it to separate the independent clauses.
  • You can use a coordinating conjunction and a comma, and this also will indicate a relationship.

• Ending Punctuation

  • The exclamation mark is sometimes used in conjunction with the question mark.

• Using Varied Sentence Lengths and Styles

  • Here is an example of a compound sentence: "I love chocolate cake with rainbow sprinkles and I eat it all the time for breakfast. " A compound sentence consists of multiple independent clauses (with no subordinate clauses) that are commonly jointed together by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • These clauses are joined together using conjunctions, punctuation, or both.

• Structure of a Sentence

  • These clauses are joined together using conjunctions, punctuation, or both.
  • Using a semicolon without a conjunction adds drama to a compound sentence, especially when you're comparing two concepts and the independent clauses are of approximately equal length.

• Subject-Verb Agreement

  • Compound subjects (two subjects joined by a conjunction) take plural verbs if they are joined by "and."