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Chapter 13 – Les Conjonctions
(Conjunctions)
Conjunctions are words that do the following:
Link two nouns of the same value
Link dependent clauses to the main clause
Examples:
J’aime les pommes et les raisins. (I love apples and grapes.)
J’ai dit que j’aime les raisins. (I said that I like grapes.)
Below is a list of common conjunctions used in French.
French
English
car
for, because
donc
so
ensuite
next
et
and
mais
but
or 
now, yet
ou
where

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ou bien
or else
puis
then
comme
as, since
loraque
when
puisque
since, as
quand
when
que
that
quoique
even though
si
if
 
 
Examples from “Adieu”
 
Check the excerpt below from section 4:
“Elle était mariée, mais l'époux venait tous les samedis pour repartir les
lundis.
In the sentence from the short story, we see “mais” used to connect two
clauses. The conjunction links “Elle était mariée” and “l'époux venait tous
les samedis pour repartir les lundis” to fully describe the situation.
Review the phrase below taken from section 5:
Cela dura trois mois, puis je partis pour l'Amérique
The conjunction “puis” is used to express the sequence of events. We
understand from the phrase that the affair lasted for three months then the
speaker left for the state. The conjunction links the dependent clause to the
main clause to create the complete thought.
Read the excerpts below from section 7:
que j'allais découvrir des choses affreuses et navrantes.”

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In this example, the conjunction “et” links two words that equally describe
what the speaker discovered at that time, something horrifying and
heartbreaking. 
Tandis qu'elle ne comptait plus, elle, cette merveille de grâce coquette et
fine.
The conjunction used in the sentence above links two clauses without being
placed in the middle of both. “Tandis que” (whereas) described the relation
between the woman’s past and her present state.

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