Advanced Vocabulary - Conjunctions

Conjunctions 

albeit conjunction

formal used for introducing a comment that slightly changes or reduces the effect of what you said before it.

although conjunction

used for introducing a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising.

although conjunction

used for introducing a statement that makes what you have just said seem less true or less likely.

and conjunction

used between words, phrases etc in order to connect them together.

and/​or conjunction

used for saying that either or both of two situations are possible.

assuming conjunction

if sometimes used for emphasizing that something may not be true.

causal adjective

linguistics a causal conjunction such as ‘because’ introduces a statement describing the cause of something.

’cause conjunction

informal a way of writing ‘because’ that shows how it sounds in informal speech.

conjunction noun

linguistics a word that is used to join other words, phrases, clauses , and sentences, for example ‘and’, ‘because’, and ‘but’.

coordinating conjunction noun

linguistics a word such as ‘and’ or ‘but’ that joins two parts of a sentence that are of equal importance.

correlative adjective

linguistics two words that are correlative are often used together but not usually used next to each other. For example, ‘either’ and ‘or’ are correlative conjunctions.

cos conjunction

British informal a way of writing ‘because’ that shows how it sounds in informal speech.

cuz conjunction

American informal a way of writing ‘because’ that shows how it sounds in informal conversation.

directly conjunction

British as soon as.

if conjunction

used for introducing a situation that may happen or may be real, especially when talking about its results.

if conjunction

used for introducing a situation that always has the same result, meaning, or effect.

if conjunction

used in indirect questions that ask whether something is true.

if conjunction

used when politely asking someone to do something or when asking for permission to do something.

if conjunction

used for introducing a remark that makes your description seem slightly less positive or certain.

if conjunction

used for introducing the reason that you think someone may want to know something.

if conjunction

used for suggesting that something may possibly be more or less, better or worse etc than you have stated.

if conjunction

used for saying how you feel about the possibility that something may happen or be true.

if conjunction

used for referring to something that someone may have noticed, before explaining the reason for it.

if conjunction

used for introducing a situation or condition that must exist before something else happens.

if conjunction

used when talking about something that is not certain.

if conjunction

used when politely trying to add something to a conversation or discussion.

if conjunction

used when expressing an opinion about an imagined situation.

if conjunction

used for introducing a situation that does not exist now and is unlikely or impossible, especially when talking about its imaginary results.

if conjunction

used for introducing a situation that might have existed in the past but did not exist, especially when talking about what its results might have been.

if conjunction

spoken used for introducing a negative expression to emphasize that you think something is very surprising or shocking.

inasmuch as conjunction

formal used for adding a comment that explains or makes clearer what you have just said.

inasmuch as conjunction

formal used for adding a comment that limits what you have just said.

insofar as conjunction

formal used for talking about the degree to which something happens, or the situation in which something happens.

lest conjunction

formal in case something unpleasant happens.

’n’ conjunction

informal a way of writing ‘and’ that shows how it sounds in informal conversation.

nor conjunction

used after a negative statement when adding another negative statement.

or conjunction

used for connecting possibilities or choices. In a list, ‘or’ is usually used only before the last possibility or choice.

or conjunction

used between two similar numbers for showing that you do not know what the exact number is.

or conjunction

used for including someone or something else in a negative statement.

or conjunction

used for saying what will happen if someone does not do something.

or conjunction

used for introducing a comment that corrects or adds more information to what you have just said.

or conjunction

used when you are trying to show that something must be true, by saying that the situation would be different if it was not true.

provided conjunction

only if a particular thing happens or is done.

providing conjunction

only if a particular thing happens or is done.

subordinating conjunction noun

linguistics a word such as ‘because’, ‘while’, ‘that’, ‘which’, or ‘who’ that begins a subordinate clause and connects it to the main part of a sentence.

unless conjunction

used for saying that if something does not happen, something else will happen or be true as a result.

whence adverb, conjunction

literary used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated.

whence adverb, conjunction

an old or literary word meaning ‘from where’.

whensoever adverb, conjunction

legal literary used for emphasis to mean ‘whenever’.

whereas conjunction

legal because of a particular fact that has been considered.

whereat conjunction

very formal an old word meaning ‘as a result of the action that has been mentioned’.

wherefore adverb, conjunction

an old word meaning ‘because of the fact that has just been referred to’.

wherefore adverb, conjunction

an old word used for asking why.

wherein adverb, conjunction

legal literary in the place, situation, statement etc that has been referred to.

whereof adverb, conjunction

an old word meaning ‘of or about the thing that has been referred to’.

whereon adverb, conjunction

an old word meaning ‘on the thing or place that has been referred to’.

wheresoever adverb, conjunction

legal literary used for emphasis to mean ‘wherever’.

whereupon conjunction

literary used for showing that something happens just after or because of something that has been mentioned.

whether conjunction

used when someone does not know which of two possibilities is true.

whether conjunction

used when someone can choose between two possibilities.

whether conjunction

used for saying that it does not matter which of two possibilities is true, because the situation will be the same.

while conjunction

at a moment during the time that something is happening.

while conjunction

at the same time that something is happening.

while conjunction

formal used for saying that although you accept that something is true, there are also doubts or facts that you cannot ignore.

whilst conjunction

British formal while.

if only

mainly spoken used for saying that when something good happens, it may only be for a limited purpose, time etc.

in case

mainly American if.

seeing as that

spoken used for giving the reason why you are saying something.

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