- Harmon did not quail, though he saw the danger.
- Take this seat, if you prefer.
- I hesitated because I remembered your warning.
- Unless you reform, your career will be ruined.
362. The chief coördinate conjunctions are:—
- and (both ... and)
- not only ... but also
- or (either ... or)
- nor (neither ... nor)
- but
- for
- however
- moreover
- therefore
- then
- yet
- still
- nevertheless
- notwithstanding
Several of these are much used for transition, whether from sentence to sentence or from one paragraph to another.
Such are:—
- however,
- moreover,
- therefore,
- then,
- nevertheless,
- notwithstanding,
- yet,
- still.
363. Then is an adverb when it denotes time, a conjunction when it denotes consequence or the like.
- Then the boat glided up to the pier. [Time.]
- Men are imperfect creatures: we must not, then, expect them to be angels. [Consequence.]
364. Yet and still are adverbs when they express time or degree, conjunctions when they connect.
- We have not started yet. [Time.]
- It is still raining. [Time.]
- This hatchet is dull, but that is duller still. [Degree.]
- I miss him, yet I am glad he went. [Conjunction.]
- I like dogs; still I do not care to own one. [Conjunction.]