Coordinating Conjunctions
show equality between two independent clauses (and, but, or, for, nor, so, and yet)
Conjunctions
a part of speech that joins words, phrases, and clauses
Adverbial Conjunctions
also known as conjunctive adverbs, sow times used with a semi-colon; may start, interrupt, or join thoughts (however, moreover, nevertheless, therefore)
Subordinating Conjunctions
subordinate or make a clause dependent (since, because, unless). if a subordinating conjunction starts a sentence, a comma follows the dependent clause. there is no comma if the subordinate clause ends a sentence