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CONJUNCTIONS coordinating A1 USE: LISTING
Can use 'and' and 'or' before the final item in a list.
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CONJUNCTIONS 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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CONJUNCTIONS 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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CONJUNCTIONS 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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CONJUNCTIONS 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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CONJUNCTIONS 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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CONJUNCTIONS 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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CONJUNCTIONS 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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CONJUNCTIONS 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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CONJUNCTIONS 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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