SOME IMPORTANT NOTES ON USING CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS AND SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

SOME IMPORTANT NOTES ON USING CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS

AND SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Correlative conjunctions are used to connect sentence elements of the same kind and they are always used in pairs.

both...and

not only...but also

either...or

neither...nor

whether...or

Remember: correlative conjunctions are always used in pairs. They join similar elements. When joining singular and plural subjects, the subject closest to the verb determines whether the verb is singular or plural.

CONJUNCTIONS	WHAT IS LINKED	SAMPLE SENTENCE
both...and	Subject + subject	Both my sister and my brother play the piano.
either...or	Noun + noun	Tonight's program is either Mozart or Beethoven.
neither...nor	Subject + subject	Neither the orchestra nor the chorus was able to overcome the terrible acoustics in the church
not only...but also	Sentence +sentence	Not only does Sue raise money for the symphony, but she also ushers at all of their concerts.

2. Subordinating conjunctions

Subordinating conjunctions, the largest class of conjunctions, connect subordinate clauses to a main clause. These conjunctions are adverbs used as conjunctions

To signal relationship in time	Before, After, Since, During, When, While…
To signal relationship in place	Where, wherever
To introduce an opposite idea	Although, though, even though, whereas, while
To introduce a condition	If, unless, only if, even if, in case that.
To introduce a result	Therefore, as a result, so that
To introduce a cause	Because, since, as

Subordinating conjunctions, (subordinators) are most important in creating subordinating clauses. These adverbs that act like conjunctions are placed at the front of the clause. The adverbial clause can come either before or after the main clause.

Remember to put a comma at the end of the adverbial phrase when it precedes the main clause.

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SOME IMPORTANT NOTES ON USING CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS AND SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Subject + subject