Conjunctions Flashcards
What is the function of conjunctions?
join linguistic elements together
What types are there?
Coordinating
Subcordinating
Also is correlative conjunct
what are coordinating junctions used for?
used to join 2 linguistic units of the same grammatical status to each other
Examples of coordinating conj?
and but or For And Nor But Or Either
What happens when a subordinating conj is used?
It signals the one of the units is grammatically subordinate to the other. Could be identified when 2 strings of words could stand alone as sentences but has a word joining them together
Brusier ate the croissant even though he was full up. Which part is the main, sub conj and less
Main=Brusier ate the croissant
sub conj=even though
less=he was full up
list the subordinating words.
After, Although Before, because Even though, even if If since, so that Though, till Unless, until While *some sub conj can also be preps need to use distributional info to determine what it is.
what distributional evidence to identify whether prep or sub conj?
Distribution info- is the word followed by a set of words that can be used as a stand alone sentence (sub conj) if followed by noun could be prep.
Function and examples of correlative conj
these are used in a pairs: either/or neither/nor not only/but both/and