Connector Chart COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS / TRANSITION WORDS These join two

independent clauses or sentences. They can be used at the beginning of a sentence or mid- sentence (with punctuation). They transition the reader from the thought of one sentence to the thought in the next.

These join two words, phrases or independent clause. They occur midsentence with a comma placed before the conjunction.

These join equivalent sentence elements such as one noun phrase with another noun phrase. These occur as paired words.

These join a dependent clause to an independent clause. They occur at the beginning of sentences with a comma separating the clause mid-sentence or they occur mid-sentence with no comma.

He talked and listened. (same subject) He talked, and I listened (different subjects) She was tired, so we left. Addition Alternative Cause/ Effect and, also, and also or, nor so, for

Both his project and hers ended. Neither he nor she knows how to ski. You car uses more gas than this one. This computer is as fast as that one. both...and, not only ...also, not only ... but also, and...too, and so either...or, neither...nor so...that, such...that

Though it rained, we went. We went though it rained. Besides being cold, we were hungry. We were hungry besides being cold. besides, in addition to

We wanted to go. However, it rained. We wanted to go; however, it rained. We wanted to go; it rained, however. In addition, it was windy and cold.

Comparison Condition or else

as . . . as, more...than, less...than whether.. or not

Contrast

but, yet, but still, but anyway

neither... nor

Emphasis Place Time

even

in addition, furthermore, moreover, additionally, besides rather than instead, as an alternative, otherwise, rather because, since, now that, as, in order, as therefore, consequently, as a consequence, long as, inasmuch, because of, due to, as a result, thus, hence, accordingly owing to, so that, in order that, if only because as (like), as if, as though In the same way, Similarly, In contrast, Unlike X, Y. . . if, only if, unless, even if, whether, otherwise, in the event (that), anyway, whether or not, provided (that), in case, anyhow in the event (that) although, even though, though, while, nevertheless, nonetheless, however, on the whereas, (despite, in spite of, regardless one hand, on the other hand of) in deed, in fact, of course, certainly where, wherever after, before, when, while, since, as, until, first, second, next, then, finally, previously, as soon as, by the time, once now, presently, next, still, meanwhile, subsequently, afterward