Indicate whether the uppercase word(s) is a coordinating conjunction, a correlative conjunction, a subordinating conjunction, or a conjunctive adverb.

People flocked to California AFTER gold was discovered there. Select Answer

Mark Twain NOT ONLY went to a mining camp BUT ALSO wrote about it. Select Answer

The Gold Rush was exciting, SO people wanted to read about it. Select Answer

Twain's story was a big seller; IN FACT, it made him famous. Select Answer

Twain never found gold, YET he did strike it rich in California. Select Answer

The correct answers are:

1. subordinating conjunction

2. correlative conjunction

3. coordinating conjunction

4. conjunctive adverb

5. coordinating conjunction

Explanation:

We use the coordinating conjunctions to coordinate relations between two or more sentences on the same syntactic level. Some of the most important coordinating conjunctions are: or, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.

We use correlative conjunctions to correlate two sentences with the same syntactic importance, by using pairs of the following conjunctions: either/or, neither/nor, not only/ but also.

We use subordinating conjunctions to link a dependent clause with an independent clause. There are two types of subordinating conjunctions:

- conjunctions that are expressing cause and effect relations: because, for, as, since, therefore, hence, due to, unless, so/so that, etc.

- conjunctions that are expressing time and place relations: like: while, when, where, before, after, etc.

We use conjunctive adverbs to connect two clauses that share the same ideas, which are being clarified with the use of the conjunctive adverbs. Some of the most important conjunctive adverbs are: also, moreover, instead, in fact, however, finally, etc.