Co-ordinating Conjunction
Using co-ordinating Conjunctions
Conjunctions are a means of joining clauses together to make a longer sentence. Co-ordinating conjunctions join two main clauses. They are easy to use.
und (and) aber (but) denn (because) oder (or) sondern (but, on the contrary)
These are the invisible conjunctions: they count as ‘zero’ and do not affect the word order, so that the verb in each clause is in second position.
z.B. ich muss meine Hausaufgaben machen, aber ich habe keine Lust.
Er ist nicht mein Bruder, sondern mein Cousin.
Ich bleibe heute zu Hause, denn ich habe Kopfschmerzen.
