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# conjunction

«conjunction» in Mova's school dictionary: **a word that joins words, phrases or clauses together in a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a conjunction, conjunctions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases or clauses together in a sentence, like and, but, or, because, when, if and although. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/#m1)

2) A conjunction is a time when things come together or happen at the same time: «in conjunction with» means together with. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/#m2)

3) (space) A conjunction is when two planets or a planet and the Moon look very close together in the sky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In English grammar lessons and SATs pupils learn two kinds: coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) that join equal parts, and subordinating conjunctions (because, when, if, although, while, since, until) that start a subordinate clause. Using conjunctions makes longer, richer sentences. In science, a conjunction of planets is a sight to look out for. Phrases: in conjunction with, coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction.

### examples

- «And» and «but» are conjunctions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/#x1)
- Join the two sentences with a conjunction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/#x2)
- «Because» is a subordinating conjunction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/#x3)
- I wanted to play out, but it was raining. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/#x4)
- Underline the conjunction in this sentence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/#x5)
- The school works in conjunction with the local library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/#x6)
- Last night there was a conjunction of Jupiter and Venus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/#x7)
- Try not to start every sentence with the same conjunction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/#x8)
- Eteocles, in conjunction with Creon, had made due preparations to repel the invaders, and had stationed troops, under the command of trusty leaders, to guard each of the gates. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/#x9)

### note

Countable: one conjunction, conjunctions. It is a word class (part of speech) like noun or verb. Trap: some words can be a conjunction or a preposition: «after» is a conjunction in «after we ate» (a clause follows) but a preposition in «after lunch». Many teachers say not to start a sentence with «and» or «but», but good writers sometimes do for effect. Mnemonic FANBOYS lists the coordinating ones.

### In the corpora

- [Co-ordinating conjunctions such as and, but, or and so join two main clauses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/28-clauses-main-subordinate-and-joining-words/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «conjunction» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunction/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.