Clause Connectors
Clause Connectors
- Conjunctions join two independent clauses. Put a comma before the conjunction.
- The meeting was emotional, and Cindy drove home in a daze.
- Dependent words show the relationship between a dependent clause and an independent one. Use a comma when the dependent one comes first.
- She waited for the light to change while horns honked behind her.
- While horns honked behind her, she waited for the light.
- Transitional expressions show the relationship between ideas in separate independent clauses. Put a period or semicolon between the two dependent clauses, and put a comma after the transitional expression.
- Suddenly she realized it was a flashing light. However, it was too late to move.
- Suddenly she realized it was a flashing light; however, it was too late to move.
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| time & sequence |
and | after as before since until when (+ever) while |
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| comparison & contrast |
but yet |
although as / than even though though whereas while |
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| cause & effect |
for so |
as because if since so that unless |
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| examples & conclusions |
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| other purposes |
nor or |
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