conjunctives
Words joining clauses
Conjunctives are words or phrases that connect clauses, sentences, or ideas.
The term covers conjunctions like *and*, *but*, and *because*, as well as conjunctive adverbs like *however*, *therefore*, and *meanwhile*.
In grammar instruction, conjunctives is sometimes used as a broader category than conjunctions alone: Students learned to identify conjunctives in complex sentences.
Arranging for unified action
- subordinatingMaking dependent or inferior
- correlativeMutually dependent counterpart
- connectiveSomething that links
- clauseProvision in agreement
dependent · independent · compound · complex · syntax · sentence · linking · joining
Change from one state
- howeverIntroduces a contrasting point
- thereforeFor that reason
- moreoverWord adding information
- furthermoreWord adding more points
nevertheless · consequently · meanwhile · nonetheless · accordingly · hence · thus · indeed
Connected system of parts
- connectionA joining or relation
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- flowUnbroken forward movement
unity · binding · bridging · interrelation · tie · nexus · thread · glue
and
Together with also
for · yet · so · both · either · neither · not only · also · whether · as well as
coordinating
Arranging for unified action
- subordinatingMaking dependent or inferior
- correlativeMutually dependent counterpart
- connectiveSomething that links
clause · dependent · independent · compound · complex · syntax · sentence · linking · joining · grammatical
because
For the reason that
unless · until · since · when · where · after · before · though · whereas · whenever
transition
Change from one state
furthermore · nevertheless · consequently · meanwhile · nonetheless · accordingly · hence · thus · indeed · similarly
linkage
Connected system of parts
- connectionA joining or relation
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
flow · unity · binding · bridging · interrelation · tie · nexus · thread · glue · cement
conjunctivesseparators
Things that partition
terminators · paragraph breaks · full stops · interruptions · punctuation marks