English Conjunctions

English Conjunctions and Their Functions English Conjunctions and Their Functions What are conjunctions? English conjunctions are words or sets of words that are used to join sentences or parts of sentences smoothly together. If you plan to write English essays, you need to know how to use conjunctions effectively. There are three types of conjunctions in the English language that will be explained below. Coordinating Conjunctions There are only seven coordinating conjunctions in English, and you can memorize them easily with the help of this simple acronym (FANBOYS) standing for: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. Bear in ...