Conjunctions

Question 1

What are Conjunctions?

Answer 1

Words used to express connections between other words. The most common are and, but, and or.

Question 2

What are Coordinating Confunctions?

Answer 2

Conjunctions that connect elements of equal syntactic status.

Question 3

What are Conjoins?

Answer 3

Items connected by a coordinator.

Question 4

What are Subordinating Conjunctions?

Answer 4

Conjunctions that connect elements of unequal syntactic status. Some common ones are although, because, before, since, unless, whether.

Question 5

What is Syndetic Coordination?

Answer 5

Normal Coordination formed with a Coordinator.

Question 6

What is Asyndetic Coordination?

Answer 6

Coordination formed without the use of a Coordinator. (i.e.: I need [bread], [cheese], [eggs] and [milk])

Question 7

What is Polysyndetic Coordination?

Answer 7

Coordination used for effect and sometimes for expressing continuation.

Question 8

What is False/Pseudo Coordination?

Answer 8

Using a coordinator without any coordinating role. (i.e.: good and ready; try and come).