14 COMMON CONJUNCTION TO WRITE COMPLEX / COMPOUND SENTENCES

BECAUSE
Use: To show reason
Example: We always eat at home because I like cooking
ALTHOUGH
Use: To show two opposite statements
Example: Although he had a tough life, he was still very positive.
WHEREAS
Use: To show contrast
Example: The wife is very funny whereas the husband is boring.
BUT
Use: To join two ideas that are opposites
Example: She works very hard but she is not very lucky.
BESIDES
Use: It is a preposition. It means in addition to, also
Example: She is very good at math besides English.
UNLIKE
Use: Means different from, not similar to
Example: She is utterly unlike her older sister
THEREFORE
Use: To show the result/ effect of an action
Example: We booked return flight tickets early. Therefore, we got cheap ones.
PROVIDED
Use: Means if or only if
Example: We can buy that car provided we have enough money.
UNLESS
Use: Means if … not
Example: Your grades will not improve unless you work harder.
SINCE
Use: To show result (= as, because)
Example: Since we have got a few minutes to wait for the train, let’s have a cup of coffee.
SO
Use: To show result
Example: She got up late this morning, so she missed the train to the town.
IF
Use: To show condition
Example: If you heat water at 100 °C, it boils and evaporates a lot.
YET
Use: To show contrast or joins opposites
Example: I was not doing well in my Math course, yet overall I had a 6.5 average.
AFTER
Use: to tell us about order, sequence
Example: She left home after she had finished all the housework.