Let’s be honest. Conjunctions aren’t very exciting. They’re not as descriptive as nouns, as colorful as adjectives or as dynamic as verbs. However, these small but mighty parts of speech are a critical part of your writer’s tool kit. Different types of conjunctions help you to smooth out choppy writing, bring together ideas, and build flowing complex sentences.
When you understand how these grammatical elements fit together, you can structure your writing better and become a stronger content writer. Let’s run through some conjunction examples, the four types of conjunctions, and what to watch for when you’re putting these words to work.
A conjunction is a part of speech that links words, phrases and clauses. Think of them as bridges that connect ideas. Conjunctions fall into one of four categories based on how they’re used.
Coordinating conjunction example:
Correlative conjunction example:
Subordinating conjunction example:
Conjunctive adverb:
Below are lists of common conjunctions you can use in your writing, and there are plenty to pick from. These lists aren’t exhaustive, except for the coordinating conjunctions.
Coordinating conjunctions list
Some people use the mnemonic “fanboys” to remember the seven coordinating conjunctions.
Correlative conjunctions list
Subordinating conjunctions list
Conjunctive adverbs list
There are four categories of conjunctions:
