Connectives

1) What are Connectives ?
Connectives are words or phrases that link clauses together, they can be:
Conjunctions - these can be coordinating or subordinating
Prepositions
Adverbs

2) What is a Conjuction ?
Usually refers to Cordinating Conjunction.
A word used to link independent clauses.
A word that connects two main clauses together.

3) What is a Coordinating Conjunction ?
Eg: and
Eg: but
Eg: so
Eg: for
Eg: nor
Eg: yet
Eg: or

4) Can you give some examples ?
Eg: I tripped "and" twisted my ankle
Eg: I am allergic to coconuts "but" not to peanuts

5) What is a Subordinating Conjunction ?
Also known as a Dependent Conjunction.
A subordinating conjunction introduces a dependent clause, joining it to a main clause.
Eg: because
Eg: after ??
Eg: although
Eg: as
Eg: as if
Eg: as long as
Eg: as soon as
Eg: before
Eg: even if
Eg: even though
Eg: if
Eg: if only
Eg: now
Eg: now that
Eg: once
Eg: provided
Eg: rather than
Eg: since
Eg: so that
Eg: than
Eg: that
Eg: though
Eg: till
Eg: unless
Eg: until ??
Eg: when
Eg: where
Eg: whereever
Eg: whether
Eg: which
Eg: while

6) Can you give some examples ?
Eg: I was running "because" I was late.
Eg: I could not speak Italian "until" I began to have lessons.
Eg: It was dark "when" we got home
Eg: I am early "because" I could not sleep
Eg: Dave shouted loudly "while" Steve ate

When the subordinating conjunction appears in the beginning of a complex sentence, a comma is used after the dependent clause.
Eg: Although, it is really late, I cannot get to sleep.

When a subordinating conjunction is used in the middle of a sentence, there is no need for a comma to be used.

7) What is a Preposition ?
A word that describes the relationship between words.
A word or group of words used before a noun or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location or to introduce an object.
Eg: after
Eg: before
Eg: behind
Eg: beyond
Eg: down
Eg: during
Eg: for
Eg: forward
Eg: into
Eg: on
Eg: through
Eg: under
Eg: until

Eg: The squirrel jumped "towards" the branch
Eg: Dan sprinted to the finish line "in" record time
Eg: The book "on" the table

8) What is a Postposition ?

9) What is an Adposition ?
These are preposition and postposition