Conjunctions
The joiners — and, but, because, although — that turn clauses into sentences.
Word guides
One word at a time, every sense. Words that work as more than one part of speech appear on each of their hubs.
Subordinating
Putting one clause under another — time, contrast, cause, condition.
whereas — every use
The unambiguous contrast word — and the first word of every contract you've ever signed. Why it compares rather than concedes, the comma rule, whereas vs while vs although, the legal recital and whether it's binding, whereas vs whereby, and a quiz.
Read guide →while — every use
One word, four jobs and a trap. Time, contrast, concession, and the noun — plus while vs during (the error that never dies), the «поки» problem, dangling while clauses, whilst, awhile vs a while, and a quiz.
Read guide →Correlative
Matched pairs that work together: either … or, neither … nor, rather … than.
rather … than — every use
The preference structure. Why would rather takes a bare infinitive, the past tense that isn't past (“I'd rather you didn't”), the parallelism rule, rather than vs instead of, prefer X to Y, the British degree adverb, or rather, and a quiz.
Read guide →either — every use
One word, five jobs. Determiner, pronoun, conjunction, adverb, noun — plus the both-sides ambiguity, either vs any vs both, “me neither” vs “me either”, the too trap in negatives, and a quiz.
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