Conjunction
Conjunctions are words like 'and', 'but', 'although', 'because', 'when', 'if', which are used to join clauses together [Swan, 21].
There are two types of conjunctions in English:
1. coordinators (coordinating conjunctions).
2. subordinators (subordinating conjunctions).
We use coordinators to indicate a relationship between two units.
Subordinators introduce dependent clauses ‒ clauses which cannot stand alone without another clause, which is called the main clause [Kirvalidze,91].
A conjunction is an uninflected linguistic form that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words [3].
There are one-word conjunctions and two-words conjunctions [4].
There are three main types of conjunctions:
1. Coordinating Conjunctions (conjunctions like "and," "nor," or "so" link equal parts of a sentence, be it words, phrases, or independent clauses).
2. Subordinating Conjunctions (conjunctions such as "because", "since" and "after" link a dependent clause to an independent clause).
3. Correlative Conjunctions (work in pairs to join together words or phrases that have equal importance in a sentence) [5].
⠀ 1. Swan Michael. (2016). Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
⠀ 2. Nino Kirvalidze. (2013). Theoretical Course of English Grammar. Tbilisi: Ilia State University.
⠀ 3. Retrieved from: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjunction#:~:text=Definition%20of%20conjunction,with%20state%20and%20local%20authorities].
⠀ 4. Retrieved from: Cambridge Online Dictionary [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ru/грамматика/британская-грамматика/conjunctions].
⠀ 5. Retrieved from: Your Dictionary [https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/conjunctions/conjunctions.html].