Conjunctions (see "to conjoin" = join, unite). The most common ones are 'and', 'or' and 'but'. These words all have different nuances and connotations but they all help to build up meaningful relationships within a sentence. Conjunctions

Joining words

Joining words help you to connect ideas and sentences when you speak or write English. We can use joining words to give examples, add information, summarise, sequence information, give a reason or result, or to contrast ideas.

Words which connect words, phrases, clauses or sentences are called conjunctions (see "to conjoin" = join, unite). The most common ones are 'and', 'or' and 'but'. These words all have different nuances and connotations but they all help to build up meaningful relationships within a sentence.

Conjunctions

In English, the most commonly used conjunctions (or joining words) are:

and           although           as           because           but           if           or

There are a number of other important conjunctions that you can use. These can be put into categories of time, place, or agreement:

TIME	before    after    until    since      when      whenever      while

AGREEMENT

though            although                 whether

PLACE

where