Conjunction

Conjunction is derived from the Latin 'coniunctus' Con- from cum-, 'with' and iungere, 'to join'

The most common conjunctions are 'and' and 'but' but others give variety and interest to lengthier passages.

Some examples:     

or, therefore , So, though, unless Because although, therefore, before, while, after, as, since, that, for, until, if, than

The conjunction "and" often shows a state of equality between the two things it links together.

"Ali and Rami are my friends"

The conjunction "but" is usually used to show a definite contrast.

He is young, but very clever.

Here the word ‘but’ joins together the two sentences: ‘He is young’ and ‘He is clever’.

The conjunctions "therefore" and "thus" show cause and effect.

Sometimes an entire phrase of words can serve as a conjunction.

 "On the other hand" ,                 "in addition"

Also, some conjunctions known as , Correlative conjunctions always appear in pairs -- you use them to link equivalent sentence elements. like "either/or," "neither/nor," "both/and," and "not only/but also."

 The conjunctions "but'' and "for'' are also used as prepositions.

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