1) coordinating conjunctions (sammenkædende bindeord)
sammenkæder ord el. udtryk/sætninger der har lige stor
grammatisk vægt
and (George and I
attended the lesson)
but (the man
responded quickly but incorrectly)
for (I
burned my tongue, for the soup was still too hot to eat)
nor (he will
not listen, nor will he speak)
or (I
will go to Greece or to Spain)
so (he
seemed distressed, so we discussed the problem)
yet (the
steaks were tender, large, yet tasteless)
2) correlative conjunctions (samsvarende bindeord)
bruges altid parvist i forb.m. ord/sætn.
both… and
(both my brother and I love soccer)
either… or (either you go, or I go)
neither… nor
(she
neither laughed nor smiled at the joke)
not only…but also (not
only John was late, but also his brother)
whether…or
(whether
it is true or (whether it is) false remains to be seen)
3) subordinating conjunctions (underordnende bindeord)
indleder en bisætning og underordner den i forhold til en hovedsætning,
fx:
after
because
lest (for at ikke)
till
although
before
now that
unless
as
even if
provided (såfremt)
until
as if
even though
since
when
as long as
how
so that
whenever
as much as
if
than
where
as soon as
inasmuch as
that
wherever
as though
in order that
though
while
4) conjunctive adverbs
(biord der fungerer som overgang mellem sætninger)
står ofte i begyndelsen af sætningen og ofte med komma efter sig, fx
accordingly
finally
nevertheless
thus
again
further(more)
on the other hand
unlike
also
however
otherwise
whereas
besides
indeed
then
yet
consequently
moreover
therefore
5) conjunctions and phrases
that express chronology and/or importance:
in the beginning
similarly
most important of all, ,, …
at first
likewise
most importantly
at the outset
in the same manner of
greater importance
later on
of equal importance
in the end
next
finally
eventually
Endvidere “opsamlende” ord
som overgang til videre udvikling af tankegangen, fx:
foreshadowing this...
this mystery is solved when...
the suspense gradually ...
Interjections
- udtrykker følelser som glæde,
frygt, smerte, overraskelse (+ komma)
ah
dear
hey
ouch
well
wow
aha
gee
hurray
psst
whew
Yeah
alas
goodness
oh
tsk
whoa