Examples of the use of conjunctions:—
They connect words.
(1) Connecting words: "It is the very necessity and condition of existence;" "What a simple but exquisite illustration!"
Word groups: Phrases.
Clauses.
(2) Connecting word groups: "Hitherto the two systems have existed in different States, but side by side within the American Union;" "This has happened because the Union is a confederation of States."
Sentences.
(3) Connecting sentences: "Unanimity in this case can mean only a very large majority. But even unanimity itself is far from indicating the voice of God."
Paragraphs.
(4) Connecting sentence groups: Paragraphs would be too long to quote here, but the student will readily find them, in which the writer connects the divisions of narration or argument by such words as but, however, hence, nor, then, therefore, etc.