Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together. 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.

Conjunctions are used to connect clauses, sentences, or words in writing. Conjunctions serve to join together ideas or words. Conjunction Examples: Timmy wanted to ride his bike and he wanted to go to the park. Sofia did not like bananas but she loved apples. I play baseball, soccer, and football for my school.

Conjunctions are linking words like and, or, but, then and because: They knocked down all the houses and they built a car park. Are there four or five people living in that house? My shoes look great but are not very comfortable. And, but, either … or, etc. (coordinating conjunctions)

In these examples, the coordinating conjunctions are shaded, and the words being joined are in bold: You can hear the monkeys and parrots in the forest. (The conjunction joins two nouns.) Can you sing or dance? (The conjunction joins two verbs.) The comment was blunt but effective. (The conjunction joins two adjectives.)