Conjunctions & Prepositions

The Coordinating Conjunctions: “FANBOYS”

For And Nor But Or Yet So

He is tall and lean. [words]

She ran into the house and up the stairs. [phrases]

He ate pasta for lunch, and he took a nap. [independent clauses]

Common Subordinating Conjunctions: “SAWBAABIES”

1. After
2. Although
3. As
4. As far as
5. As if
6. As long as
7. As soon as
8. As though
9. Because
10. Before
11. Even though
12. If
13. In order that
14. Since
15. So that
16. Than
17. Though
18. Unless
19. Until
20. When
21. Whenever
22. Where
23. Wherever
24. While

After I took a nap, I ate lunch. [introductory]

I ate lunch after I took a nap. [not introductory]

Correlative Conjunctions

Either…Or Neither…Nor

Neither Sue nor Joe watched the game last weekend. [words]

Sue is either in her office or on the road. [phrases]

Either Jerry ran the race or Sue is lying. [clauses]

Some Common Prepositions

1. about
2. above
3. across
4. after
5. against
6. along
7. amid
8. among
9. around
10. at
11. before
12. behind
13. below
14. beneath
15. beside
16. besides
17. between
18. beyond
19. but (“except”)
20. by
21. concerning
22. down
23. during
24. except
25. for
26. from
27. in
28. into
29. like
30. of
31. off
32. on
33. over
34. past
35. since
36. through
37. throughout
38. to
39. toward
40. under
41. underneath
42. until
43. up
44. upon
45. with
46. within
47. without