## Conjunctions

Conjunctions are, as we say in Dutch: 'voegwoorden'. These words are used to 'slue'to seperate sencenes together, making it one.

An example:

Two seperate sentences:

1. I like reading historic novels

2. My brother thinks historic novels are boring.

Combined into one sentence:

1. I like historic novels, but my brother thinks they're boring.

As you can see, the word 'but' combines the two sentences. 'But' is a conjunction that glues both sentences together.

There are different conjunctions and every conjunction has its own function/meaning. You cannot mix them up; the sentences would'nt be correct anymore. These are the conjuctions and their functions:

Conjunction | Function | Example sentence
So | gevolg | She's very tired, so she's going to bed.
Or | keuze | Would you like pizza or spaghetti?
And | opsomming | I like boardgames and computergames.
Because | reden | I was not at school, because I was ill.
Since | reden | I'd like to say something, since we're all here.
But | tegenstelling | I would love to come, but I can't make it.
Yet | tegenstelling | She is a vegetarian, yet she ate fish yesterday.
Until | time | I'm going to work until 5 P.M.
Before | time | I planned to cycle to school, before I noticed the flat tyre.
After | time | She came home after she had a good run.
When | time | It was 9 o'clock when the doors closed.
While | time | I'm doing my homework while listening to music.

As you can see; all conjunctions have their own functions. It's not possible to mix them up:

I am not going to school but I am ill.

Shall I stay here, yet shall I go home?

These sentences do not make any sense. What conjunction would you choose in these sentences, and why?