connectives words, A connective is a word or a group of words that connects phrases or clauses. In this chapter four types will be discussed. They are: coordinators relative pronouns, and transitional words or phrases.
1. Coordinators A coordinator is also called a coordinating conjunct Coordinators join sentence parts that are syntactically equal. words to words, phrases to phrases, and clauses to clauses. There are two kinds of coordinators or coordinators conjunctions: simple conjunctions and correlative conjunctions 1.1 Simple conjunctions Simple conjunctions are and (shows addition, r (shows reason), but, yet, or, nor, not (show contrast). Some phrases like along with, as well as, and rather than may also act coordinating conjunctions. Following are examples of coordinators in sentences