SPEAKER 1: Sometimes in your writing, you need to link ideas. SPEAKER 2: Because they are related. SPEAKER 1: Good example. ‘Because’ is a conjunction. SPEAKER 2: Conjunctions are linking words.

Conjunctions join together two different, but related, parts of a sentence. They can be words like 'and', 'but', 'if', 'when', and 'because'. For example: I like swimming and she likes dancing.

In grammar, a conjunction is a connecting word. The most common, called "coordinating conjunctions," are "and," "but" and "or." Our old friend "as" also can serve as a conjunction, a type known as ...

Connect clauses using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. Goats are herd animals, so they love to stay connected by messaging their friends on GOAT CHAT. However, their messages are always ...

The landlord refused to respond to inquiries. Because he said he needed to talk to his lawyer. When told the phrase beginning with “Because” was a sentence fragment, the student objected: But you said ...