Grammar: Conjunctions

Question 0

O

Answer 0

Or

Change ‘o’ to ‘u’ before o- and ho-

Question 1

Y

Answer 1

And

Change ‘y’ to ‘e’ before the sound ‘i’

Question 2

Ni

Answer 2

Nor

Use ‘ni’ for ‘o’ when ‘o’ follows a negated verb or a verb preceded by a negative indefinite pronoun, adverb, or adjective

Question 3

O… o

Answer 3

Either… or

Question 4

Ni… ni

Answer 4

Neither… nor

Question 5

Pero

Mas

Answer 5

But

Something in the second clause is contrary to something in the first clause

Question 6

Porque

Answer 6

Because

Indicates cause and motive

Question 7

Sino

Answer 7

But rather

Means ‘but’ but is used after a negative to indicate an alternative to whatever precedes it

Question 8

Sino que

Answer 8

But rather

Same as ‘sino’, but for when the following clause has a verb in it

Question 9

No sólo… sino tambien

Answer 9

Not only… but also

Connects two parts of a sentence in a positive way

Question 10

(1) Como

Answer 10

As
Like
Since

Can indicate cause or condition

Question 11

(2) Como

Cause:

Answer 11

Since
As

Como tenía sueño…
Since he was sleepy…

Question 12

(3) Como

Condition:

Answer 12

Like

Como te dije antes…
Like I told you before…

Question 13

Como resultado

Answer 13

As a result

Question 14

Como si

Answer 14

As if

Clause beginning with ‘como si’ needs imperfect subjunctive, because it indicates something hypothetical or contrary to fact

Question 15

(1) Que

Answer 15

That

A conjunction of subordination

Question 16

(2) Que

Answer 16

Never omitted in Spanish (it is some times omitted in English)

Question 17

Transitional phrases

[see flashcards for examples]

Answer 17

Communicate a chronological order or logic of events: Where and how things happen

Question 18

Transitional phrases

Answer 18

Many begin with prepositions or are part of an adverbial conjunction