Indicate whether the underlined word is a coordinating conjunction, a correlative conjunction, a subordinating conjunction, or a conjunctive adverb.

People flocked to California after gold was discovered there. Select Answer

Mark Twain not only went to a mining camp but also wrote about it. Select Answer

The Gold Rush was exciting, so people wanted to read about it. Select Answer

Twain's story was a big seller; in fact, it made him famous. Select Answer

Twain never found gold, yet he did strike it rich in California. Select Answer

1. subordinating conjunction

2. correlative conjunction

3. coordinating conjunction

4. conjunctive adverb

5. coordinating conjunction

Explanation:

Coordinating conjunctions refer to a group of words that coordinate and join at least two or more sentences that have same syntactic importance. There are seven coordinating conjunctions: or, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.

Correlative conjunctions refer to a group of words which correlate sentences with the same importance, by working in pairs. Correlative conjunctions are: either/or, neither/nor, not only / but also.

Subordinating conjunctions refer to a group of words that link a dependent clause with an independent clause. There are different types of subordinating conjunctions, like: conjunctions that are showing cause and effect: because, for, as, since, therefore, hence, due to, unless, so/so that, etc; conjunctions that are expressing time and place relations, like: while, when, where, before, after, etc.

Conjunctive adverbs refer to a group of words that connect two clauses and to clarify ideas expressed in those clauses. Conjunctive adverbs are: also, moreover, instead, in fact, however, finally, etc.