The landlord refused to respond to inquiries. Because he said he needed to talk to his lawyer. When told the phrase beginning with “Because” was a sentence fragment, the student objected: But you said ...

Conjunctions join together two different, but related, parts of a sentence. They can be words like 'and', 'but', 'if', 'when', and 'because'. For example: I like swimming and she likes dancing.

This study examines children's use of conjunctions. Three major issues are addressed: linguistic complexity, developmental differences, and ethnic differences. The participants in the study--third, ...