Conjunctions

Question 1

What is the function of conjunctions?

Answer 1

join linguistic elements together

Question 2

What types are there?

Answer 2

Coordinating
Subcordinating
Also is correlative conjunct

Question 3

what are coordinating junctions used for?

Answer 3

used to join 2 linguistic units of the same grammatical status to each other

Question 4

Examples of coordinating conj?

Answer 4

and but or
For 
And
Nor
But
Or
Either

Question 5

What happens when a subordinating conj is used?

Answer 5

It signals the one of the units is grammatically subordinate to the other. Could be identified when 2 strings of words could stand alone as sentences but has a word joining them together

Question 6

Brusier ate the croissant even though he was full up. Which part is the main, sub conj and less

Answer 6

Main=Brusier ate the croissant
sub conj=even though
less=he was full up

Question 7

list the subordinating words.

Answer 7

After, Although
Before, because
Even though, even if
If
since, so that
Though, till
Unless, until
While
*some sub conj can also be preps need to use distributional info to determine what it is.

Question 8

what distributional evidence to identify whether prep or sub conj?

Answer 8

Distribution info- is the word followed by a set of words that can be used as a stand alone sentence (sub conj) if followed by noun could be prep.

Question 9

Function and examples of correlative conj

Answer 9

these are used in a pairs:
either/or
neither/nor
not only/but
both/and