Questions and Answers on Conjunctions
Question 1 : What is the primary function of the conjunctions?
Answer : The conjunctions join words, phrases, and clauses.
Question 2 : Which conjunctions connect pieces of equal importance?
Answer : The coordinate conjunctions connect pieces of equal importance.
Question 3 : Which type of coordinate conjunction has an additive function?
Answer : The conjunctive conjunction has an additive function.
Question 4 : What meaning do the disjunctive conjunctions imply?
Answer : The disjunctive conjunctions imply a separation between the elements connected.
Question 5 : Why do we label a subordinate conjunction “subordinate”?
Answer : The subordinate conjunction takes its label from its duties. It joins a subordinate clause, the clause of lesser importance, to a main clause, the clause of greater importance. It is subordinate to the main clause.
Question 6 : Name the six relationships that subordinate conjunctions can create between clauses.
Answer : These six relationships are: place, time, manner, reason, possibility or conditionality , comparison.
Question 7 : What do adverbs have to do with conjunction?
Answer : Certain words , called conjunctive adverbs, carry the functions of both conjunctions and adverbs.
Question 8 : Could a conjunction connect an adverb to an adjective?
Answer : No, conjunctions only connect words of the same type. For instance, they connect adjectives to adjectives and adverbs to adverbs.
Question 9 : Must you use commas in a series of three or more items connected by the same conjunction?
Answer : No, the comma is not essential. Some people leave the conjunctions to place emphasis on each item.
Question 10 : Is like a conjunction?
Answer : No, like is not a conjunction. It is a preposition.