Conjunctions
Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions
- They are words that help link dependent sentences together into one complete sentence.
| Conjunction | Meaning |
| Car | For; Because |
| Donc | So |
| Ensuite | Next |
| Et | And |
| Mais | But |
| Ni | Nor |
| Ou | Or |
| Ou bien | Or else |
| Puis | Then |
Subordinating Conjunctions
- They are words that help link additional information and ideas to the main clause.
| Conjunction | Meaning |
| Comme | As; Like |
| Lorsque | When |
| Pourquoi | Why |
| Puisque | Since |
| Quand | When |
| Que | That |
| Si | If |
Correlative Conjunctions
- They are pairs of words that help link two different information that have equal value and emphasise the connection.
| Conjunction | Meaning |
| Et…et | Both…and |
| Ni…ni | Neither…nor |
| Ou…ou | Either…or |
| Ou bien…ou bien | Either…or |
| Soit…soit | Either…or |
| Plus…plus | The more…the more |
| Moins…moins | The less…the less… |
| Parfois…parfois | Sometimes…sometimes |
Conjunctive Adverbs
- They are words or phrases that help link and transition to and from paragraphs, clauses and ideas.
| Conjunction | Meaning |
| Tout d’abord; D’abord | Firstly; First of all |
| Pour finir ; Enfin; Pour conclure | Finally; Lastly; In conclusion |
| Ensuite; Puis; Et puis; Après | Next; Then |
| Par contre; Toutefois; Néanmoins; Cependant; Pourtant | However |
| D’ailleurs | Consequently |
| Par ailleurs; En plus; En outre; De plus | In addition; Additionally |