This document defines and provides examples of coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. Coordinating conjunctions join elements of equal grammatical rank, such as words, phrases, and independent clauses, while subordinating conjunctions join two clauses where one is subordinate to the other. Common coordinating conjunctions include for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so and common subordinating conjunctions include because, after, although, as, until, when, while, where, since, as soon as.

2. A conjunction is a
word that joins
together words,
phrases, clauses or
sentences.

3. coordinating
conjunctions
subordinating
conjunctions

4. COORDINATING
CONJUNCTIONS
•used in compound sentences.
•Help in joining sentences and
independent clauses of equal
rank.

6. SUBORDINATING
CONJUNCTIONS
•used in complex sentences.
•Help in joining two clauses, one
being subordinate to the other.

8. Relation Coordinating
conjunctions
Subordinating
conjunctions
cause So
and so
therefore
As
Whereas
Because
contrast But
yet
Though
Although
even though
choice Or (negative)
Or else(negative)
Otherwise(negative)
And (positive)
If (positive)
Unless(negative)
cumulative And As soon as
When

9. CAUSE CONTRAST
CHOICE
CUMULATIVE
next

11. cause
contrast
choice
cumulative
next

13. The work was over. We went
home.
cause
choice
contrast
cumulative
next

14. The work was over and
we went home.
As soon as / When the
work was over, we went
home.

15. CAUSE CONTRAST
CUMULATIVECHOICE
You register your name. You can
participate in the competitions.
next

16. You register your name or / or else /
otherwise you cannot participate in the
competitions. (NEGATIVE)
You register your name and you can
participate in the competitions.
(POSITIVE)
If you register your name, you can
participate in the competitions.
(POSITIVE)
Unless you register your name, you
cannot participate in the competitions.
(NEGATIVE)