Besides the indicative
moods covered
by the forms already listed, verbs form regular
imperatives, which are the same as the root form and regular
subjunctives or conditionals in the present, in the same way Paint the fence, Kid It is important that the kid paint the fence Past subjunctives add
auxiliary verbs It would have been better if the
kid had painted the fence See irregular verbs.Conjunction. The words that connect pieces of
sentences are called “conjunctions.”
The following list includes the most commonly used conjunctions. You should look at the entries for individual words to nd any peculiarities in their
usage, associated
punctuation, and other tips:
andneither … nor
afterneverthelessalsonext
althoughnor anyway not only … but
asnow as if once
becauseorbeforeotherwise
besides similarlyboth … andsince
butsocertainly so that either … or still even though
thanfinally
thatforthen furthermore therefore
howeverthough
ifthus
incidentally
unless indeed until in orderwheninstead where likewise whether … or meanwhile while
moreoveryet
namelyThe conjunctions are classi ed grammatically into several types, each of which has a separate entry in this book to give you some idea of how the category works and di ers from the other sets of conjunctions. The grammatical
types of conjunctions artconjunctive adverbs, coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions, and
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