Point out in the following examples conjunctions that connect sentences
or parts of a sentence of equal rank, and those that connect sentences
that are not of equal rank:—
1. Men may come and men may go.
2. I have a pen and a book.
3. Henry remained but we went home.
4. My father knew that I did it.
A conjunction that connects sentences or parts of a sentence of equal
rank, is called a =co-ordinating conjunction=; as, The night is cold
_and_ clear. It was sold, _but_ I did not want it. I know he came home,
_and_ took it away.
A conjunction that connects a dependent or subordinate clause to a
principal clause, is called a =subordinating conjunction=; as, James
said _that_ he was sick. I cannot go _unless_ he come.
_Note._—Conjunctions used in pairs are called =correlatives=;
as, _both_—_and_, _either_—_or_, _neither_—_nor_.