List of Conjunctions

Quick Refresher: Conjunctions are words that join two or more words, phrases, or clauses.

Coordinating Conjunctions

Example: cookies and milk

Here they are (only 7):

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

You can remember them using the acronym FANBOYS.

Subordinating Conjunctions

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

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

 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

List of Conjunctions
And
Or
But
Nor
So
For
Yet
After
Although
As
As If
As Long As
Because
Before
Even If
Even Though
Once
Since
So That
Though
Till
Unless
Until
What
When
Whenever
Wherever
Whether
While