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Conjunction/Conjunctor
A conjunction (conjunctor) is a type of word that connects equivalent sentence phrases and sentence parts (please see sentence structure, compound sentences, complex sentences, etc.), e.g.:
meine Eltern
und
ich
Er war bei uns
und
(er) hat von seiner Reise erzählt.
Further conjunctions are, e.g.:
oder, aber, denn
.
Subjunction/Subjunctor
A subjunction (subjunctor) is a type of word that connects a main and a subordinate clause in complex sentences by introducing the subordinate clause, e.g.:
Main Clause
Subordinate Clause
dass:
Ich weiß,
dass
er morgen kommt.
weil:
Sie blieb zu Hause,
weil
sie krank war.
wenn:
Man lebt gesund,
wenn
man Sport treibt.
Further subjunctions are, e.g.:
damit, wie, ob, seit(dem), obwohl
.
The subjunction
um
…(
zu
) introduces an infinitive group (an infinitive sentence), e.g.:
Wir fahren ans Meer,
um
uns
zu
erholen.