Conjunctions

A conjunction is a word that connects (conjoins) parts of a sentence.

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For: (I hate to waste a single drop of squid eyeball stew, for it is expensive and time-consuming to make.)
And: (We went to the mall, and we stopped by the pharmacy)
Nor: (Kyle refused to eat the salad served with the meal, nor would he touch any green vegetable put on his plate.)
But: (Ulysses wants to play for UConn, but he has had trouble meeting the academic requirements.)
Or: (She might decide to make her parents happy and go to medical school, or she might use her knowledge of the human body to become a sculptor.)
Yet: (Because she gets seasick, Danielle is dreading the spring break cruise, yet she might enjoy herself once she realizes how many cute guys in skimpy bathing suits parade the decks.)
So: (Even though I added cream to the squid eyeball stew, Rocky ignored his serving, so I got a spoon and ate it myself.)

if only

in order that

now that

once

rather than

since

so that

than

that

though

till

unless

until

when

whenever

where

whereas

wherever

while

both . . . and

not only . . . but also

not . . . but

either . . . or

neither . . . nor

whether . . . or

as . . . as

however

moreover

nevertheless

consequently

as a result