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coordinating |
A1 |
USE: LISTING
Can use 'and' and 'or' before the final item in a list. |
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coordinating |
A1 |
USE: 'BUT', CONCESSIVE
Can use 'but' to add an unexpected contrast. |
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| CONJUNCTIONS |
coordinating |
B1 |
FORM: COMPLEX ADDING
Can use a range of conjunctions ('and, but, or, so, then') to combine more complex strings of clauses and sentences. |
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| CONJUNCTIONS |
coordinating |
B1 |
FORM: 'PLUS' WITH NOUNS
Can use 'plus' as coordinating conjunction, often in relation to numbers. |
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| CONJUNCTIONS |
coordinating |
B1 |
FORM/USE: 'PLUS' WITH CLAUSES
Can use 'plus' to connect clauses and sentences, often to point out a positive addition or advantage. |
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| CONJUNCTIONS |
coordinating |
B1 |
FORM: 'EITHER … OR'
Can use 'either … or' to connect two words, phrases or clauses. |
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| CONJUNCTIONS |
coordinating |
B1 |
FORM/USE: 'BOTH … AND' WITH NOUNS
Can use 'both … and' to combine noun phrases, to give emphasis. |
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| CONJUNCTIONS |
coordinating |
B2 |
FORM/USE: 'NEITHER … NOR'
Can use 'neither … nor' to connect two words, phrases or clauses, often to give emphasis or focus. |
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coordinating |
B2 |
FORM/USE: 'BOTH … AND' WITH PHRASES AND CLAUSES
Can use 'both … and' to combine phrases and clauses, often for emphasis. |
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coordinating |
C1 |
FORM/USE: 'YET', CONCESSIVE
Can use '(and) yet' to combine phrases and clauses to introduce a contrast, often unexpected. |
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| CONJUNCTIONS |
coordinating |
C1 |
FORM: 'EITHER … OR'
Can use 'either … or' to combine more complex strings of clauses and sentences. |
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| CONJUNCTIONS |
coordinating |
C1 |
FORM/USE: 'NOT ONLY … BUT ALSO'
Can use 'not only … but also' to combine phrases and clauses, often for focus or emphasis. |
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coordinating |
C1 |
FORM/USE: 'NOT ONLY … BUT ALSO' WITH INVERSION
Can use inverted auxiliary 'do' + the subject after 'not only', to give focus. |
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| CONJUNCTIONS |
coordinating |
C2 |
FORM/USE: 'NEITHER'
Can use 'Neither' or 'Nor' + inverted auxiliary or 'be' + subject to add to a previous related negative clause, to focus on an additional negative factor. |
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coordinating |
C2 |
FORM/USE: 'AND YET', CONCESSIVE
Can use 'And yet' to combine sentences to introduce a contrast, often unexpected, sometimes in a formal context. |
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subordinating |
A1 |
FORM: 'BECAUSE'
Can use 'because' as a subordinating conjunction to introduce a subordinate clause. |
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| CONJUNCTIONS |
subordinating |
A2 |
FORM: SIMPLE
Can use a limited range of simple subordinating conjunctions '(if, when, so, while)' to introduce a subordinate clause. |
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subordinating |
B1 |
FORM: SIMPLE
Can use an increasing range of simple subordinating conjunctions ('as, after, before since, until, although, whether, so (that), though') to introduce a subordinate clause. |
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subordinating |
B2 |
FORM: SIMPLE
Can use a wide range of simple subordinating conjunctions ('once, whereas, unless, except (that) provided (that)'), to introduce a subordinate clause. |
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subordinating |
B2 |
FORM: COMPLEX
Can use more complex subordinating conjunctions ('as long as, as soon as, in order that, despite the fact that, due to the fact that, as if, as though') to introduce a subordinate clause. |
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