Conjunctions
written by Alice Jansing
Without conjunctions, you’d be forced to express every complex idea in a series of short, simplistic sentences: I like cooking. I like eating. I don’t like washing dishes afterward.
Last Updated
05/31/21
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What Are Conjunctions?
Chapter 1
Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together.
Correct: I like cooking and eating, but I don’t like washing dishes afterward. Sophie is clearly exhausted, yet she insists on dancing till dawn.
Conjunctions allow you to form complex, elegant sentences and avoid the choppiness of multiple short sentences. Make sure that the phrases joined by conjunctions are parallel (share the same structure).
Incorrect: I work quickly and careful.
Correct: I work quickly and carefully.
Correct: I like cooking and eating, but I don’t like washing dishes afterward. Sophie is clearly exhausted, yet she insists on dancing till dawn.
Conjunctions allow you to form complex, elegant sentences and avoid the choppiness of multiple short sentences. Make sure that the phrases joined by conjunctions are parallel (share the same structure).
Incorrect: I work quickly and careful.
Correct: I work quickly and carefully.
