Conjunctions are
- words that connect words, phrases, or clauses
- a part of speech
Rhetors use conjunctions to aid coherence–especially to join co-equal ideas via coordinating conjunctions and to show relationships across ideas via Subordinating Conjunctions.
Coordinating Conjunctions
Rhetors use coordinating conjunctions to join to two independent clauses–i.e., two sentences.
Subordinating Conjunctions
A subordinating conjunction connects an independent clause to a dependent (subordinate) clause.
Rhetors use Subordinating Conjunctions to show relationships between ideas.