100 CONJUNCTIONS

Here is a list of 100 conjunctions, neatly organized by their grammatical categories to show how they connect words, phrases, or clauses together:

1. Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)

Used to connect words, phrases, or independent clauses of equal rank.

  1. For
  2. And
  3. Nor
  4. But
  5. Or
  6. Yet
  7. So

2. Correlative Conjunctions

Pairs of conjunctions that work together to join sentence elements.

8. Both … and

9. Either … or

10. Neither … nor

11. Not only … but also

12. Whether … or

13. Hardly … when

14. Scarcely … when

15. No sooner … than

16. Rather … than

17. Just as … so

18. As … as

19. Not … but

20. Such … that

21. So … that

3. Subordinating Conjunctions

Used to introduce a dependent clause and join it to an independent clause.

Time

  1. After
  2. Before
  3. Since
  4. Until
  5. Till
  6. When
  7. Whenever
  8. While
  9. As
  10. As soon as
  11. As long as
  12. By the time
  13. Once

Reason & Cause

  1. Because
  2. Since
  3. As
  4. Inasmuch as
  5. Now that
  6. Seeing that
  7. On the grounds that

Condition

  1. If
  2. Unless
  3. Provided
  4. Provided that
  5. Providing
  6. Providing that
  7. In case
  8. In case that
  9. As if
  10. As though
  11. Even if
  12. Only if
  13. On condition that
  14. Assuming that
  15. Whether or not
  16. So long as

Concession & Contrast

  1. Although
  2. Even though
  3. Though
  4. While
  5. Whereas
  6. Even so

Purpose & Result

  1. That
  2. So that
  3. In order that
  4. Lest

Comparison & Manner

  1. Than
  2. Rather than
  3. As much as
  4. Whereas

4. Conjunctive Adverbs

Adverbs that act as transition words to connect two independent clauses (usually following a semicolon).

Addition & Similarity

  1. Furthermore
  2. Moreover
  3. In addition
  4. Additionally
  5. Besides
  6. Also
  7. Likewise
  8. Similarly

Contrast & Alternative

  1. However
  2. Nevertheless
  3. Instead
  4. Nonetheless
  5. Otherwise
  6. On the other hand
  7. On the contrary
  8. Conversely
  9. Alternatively

Result & Conclusion

  1. Therefore
  2. Consequently
  3. Thus
  4. Hence
  5. As a result
  6. Accordingly
  7. Then

Emphasis & Time

  1. Indeed
  2. In fact
  3. Meanwhile
  4. Subsequently
  5. Incidentally