French Conjunctions ~ Les Conjonctions

Conjunctions provide a link between similar words or groups of words, such as nouns, verbs, people, etc. There are two types of French conjunctions:

1. Coordinating conjunctions join words and groups of words with an equal value.

   J'aime les pommes et les oranges.
   I like apples and oranges.

   Je veux le faire, mais je n'ai pas d'argent.
   I want to do it, but I don't have any money.


2. Subordinating conjunctions join dependent clauses to main clauses.

   J'ai dit que j'aime les pommes.
   I said that I like apples.

   Il travaille pour que vous puissiez manger.
   He works so that you can eat.


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