List of Conjunctions

Use this list of conjunctions to help you understand conjunctions a bit better.
Quick Refresher: Conjunctions are words that join two or more words, phrases, or clauses.

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Coordinating Conjunctions

There are only seven of these.
Learn to diagram coordinating conjunctions.


Example: cookies and milk
Here they are:


for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
You can remember them using the acronym FANBOYS.

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Subordinating Conjunctions

There are many subordinating conjunctions. This list does not include all of them.
Learn to diagram subordinating conjunctions.


Example: I will eat broccoli after I eat this cookie.
A: after, although, as, as if, as long as, as much as, as soon as, as though
B: because, before, by the time
E: even if, even though
I: if, in order that, in case
L: lest
O: once, only if
P: provided that
S: since, so that
T: than, that, though, till
U: unless, until
W: when, whenever, where, wherever, while

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Correlative Conjunctions

These are always used in pairs.


Example: This cookie contains neither chocolate nor nuts.

both... and
either... or
neither... nor
not only... but also
whether... or