Where are conjunctions found in a sentence?

Answer 1

Conjunctions are found between clauses, or between multiple subjects, objects, or verbs. There are two major forms of conjunctions: coordinating and subordinating. The first type combines independent clauses, the second connects dependent clauses.

Coordinating Conjunctions

To learn all seven, learn the acronym FANBOYS

F- for

A-and

N-nor

B-but

O-or

Y-yet

S-so

Co-ordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, and clauses.

Examples:

-- The bowl of soup is hot and delicious.

-- The soup is so thick that you can eat it with fork ora spoon.

-- My little boy loves a back massage buthates to take a bath.

-- My little girl refuses to eat baby food nor does she eat the food that we eat.

Subordinate Conjunctions

They are words or phrases that connect a dependent clause, adjective or an adverbial phrase to an independent clause. The dependent clauses provide context and description for the independent clause, in short it adds information that isn't the direct focus but is important in adding time, place or reasons to the sentence.

Examples:

-- After Sam studied the weather reports, he determined that it would take a month more for the rains to come. (After explains the time frame for Sam's decision)

-- Because the Football World cup is going on, people have lost interest in cricket. (The because clause provides the reason why people have lost interest in cricket.)

-- Whenever some bad events take place , Mumbai always stands together in unity. (Whenever connects and explains the reasons when and why Mumbai stands together in unity.)

Understanding the difefrence between coordination and subordination

While coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases or clauses of equal grammatical rank, subordinating conjunctions connect a subordinate clause to the main clause. Coordinating conjunctions always come between the words or clauses that they join.

Examples of coordination:

-- I like tea and coffee.

-- She likes tea but he likes coffee.

Examples of subordination:

-- Although it was raining Sam went swimming.

-- I like to go swimming when it rains.

A subordinate clause depends on a main or an independent clause. It cannot stand on its own. For example if someone says "Hello! Whenever it is raining". There is nothing that can be understood from the sentence. But if you say "Hello! Whenever it is raining, we go swimming", you will be able to clearly understand what the person is trying to convey.

Answer 2

Conjunctions are typically found between two words, phrases, or clauses to join them together in a sentence. They are used to connect ideas, actions, or elements, such as "and," "but," "or," "nor," "for," "so," and "yet."