I join words or word groups. Yes, indeed!
Joins
Words
A conjunction can join words.
Billy and Joaquin played basketball this morning.
Ask her to call heads or tails.
Joins Phrases
A conjunction can join phrases.
I kept my treasure under the bed or in a box.
Penguins have white bellies and black wings.
Joins Clauses
A conjunction can join clauses.
Nelson’s platypus won’t bite unless the moon is full.
Whenever you tell me jokes, I laugh.
Coordinating
Conjunctions
A coordinating conjunction is used to join words, phrases, or independent clauses.
Words:
Albert’s sister just gave me milk and cookies.
Phrases:
Would you prefer to live in the city or in the country?
Independent clauses:
My grandfather is very old, yet he looks just like me.
Subordinating
Conjunctions
A subordinating conjunction introduces a subordinate, or dependent, clause.
The streets were flooded because it rained so hard.
Wherever my brother goes, people tell him he looks like a hermit crab.
Correlative
Conjunctions
A correlative conjunction is a two-word conjunction used to join words or phrases used in the same way.
Both my little sister and my elderly grandmother are fans of the Disney channel.
I am allowed to play either in the front yard or in the back yard.
