CONJUNCTIONS
294. Unlike adverbs, conjunctions do not modify: they are used
solely for the purpose of connecting.
Examples of the use of conjunctions:--
[Sidenote: _They connect_ words.]
(1) _Connecting words_: "It is the very necessity _and_ condition of
existence;" "What a simple _but_ exquisite illustration!"
[Sidenote: Word groups: _Phrases._]
[Sidenote: _Clauses._]
(2) _Connecting word groups_: "Hitherto the two systems have existed
in different States, _but_ side by side within the American Union;"
"This has happened _because_ the Union is a confederation of States."
[Sidenote: _Sentences._]
(3) _Connecting sentences_: "Unanimity in this case can mean only a
very large majority. _But_ even unanimity itself is far from
indicating the voice of God."
[Sidenote: _Paragraphs._]
(4) _Connecting sentence groups_: Paragraphs would be too long to
quote here, but the student will readily find them, in which the
writer connects the divisions of narration or argument by such words
as _but_, _however_, _hence_, _nor_, _then_, _therefore_, etc.
[Sidenote: _Definition._]
295. A conjunction is a linking word, connecting words, word
groups, sentences, or sentence groups.
[Sidenote: _Classes of conjunctions._]
296. Conjunctions have two principal divisions:--
(1) Coördinate, joining words, word groups, etc., of the _same
rank_.
(2) Subordinate, joining a subordinate or dependent clause to a
principal or independent clause.
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