##  [Conjunctions: Coordinating, subordinating or correlative?](/en/quiz/conjunctions-coordinating-subordinating-or-correlative-eng)

A conjunction is a part of speech that links words, phrases or clauses. As the title of this quiz indicates, there are three types of conjunctions: coordinating, subordinating and correlative.

For each question below, can you identify the type of conjunction that corresponds to the words in bold? Need some help? Check out our writing tips on [coordinating conjunctions](/en/writing-tips-plus/coordinating-conjunctions), [subordinating conjunctions](/en/writing-tips-plus/subordinating-conjunctions) and [correlative conjunctions](/en/writing-tips-plus/correlative-conjunctions).

1. The team **not only** won the game **but also** brought home the whole championship.coordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction

correlative conjunction

2. Joey’s mother asked him not to begin eating **until** everyone was served.coordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction

correlative conjunction

3. Kalifa didn’t have many ingredients to work with, **yet** the meal she prepared was outstanding!coordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction

correlative conjunction

4. **Because** the performance had already started, we had to sneak in very quietly.coordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction

correlative conjunction

5. Selena had to stop gardening, **for** the sun had begun to set.coordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction

correlative conjunction

6. **Both** Addy **and** Maya love skating in the winter.coordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction

correlative conjunction

7. We were very tired from a long day of travelling, **so** we went straight to bed.coordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction

correlative conjunction

8. **Though** Françoise did everything she could, she couldn’t convince the board to vote against the motion.coordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction

correlative conjunction

9. Sometimes, we must listen **not** with our ears **but** with our hearts.coordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction

correlative conjunction

10. Patrick doesn’t like chocolate, **nor** does he enjoy sweets of any kind.coordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction

correlative conjunction