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15 Conjunctions and connecting words

Basic conjunctions

Conjunctions join two parts of a sentence and help to show the connection between the
two parts of the sentence.

conjunction | function i example
and tells you more We went home and went straight to bed.

but ' makes a contrast _ They are rich but they aren’t happy.
because answers the question We went home because we were tired.
why?
so tells you the result We went home early, so we missed the
end of the concert.
when answers the question We went home when Jane wanted to.
when?
before, after ' answers the question We went home before the concert ended.
what happened first? _ We went home after Max Jones had
_ sung his first song.

although, tells you something We went home although / though we did
though 3... surprising not really want to.

if ' makes a condition _ We will go home if we are tired.

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Other connecting words
The words in this table are useful for making connections between words and phrases.

word function example

only says something is not | He sleeps only 3 hours every night.
very big or not very
much

even . says something is Even their 10-year-old son works in the
surprising or unusual : shop.

like makes a comparison : She looks like her dad.

than used after a comparative She works harder than he does.
: adjective or adverb
also, too, as . says something is extra | He works in the shop and she does also /
well | too / as well.

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