# Conjunction A conjunction is a category of words. A conjunction is a word that is used to organize what someone wrote. It relates two ideas or groups of words to one another in some way. It is a conjunction. A conjunction does not change its form. ## More Information about this topic *How else can a conjunction be used?* * A conjunction can introduce a group of words that help the reader to know the cause, purpose, goal, or reason something happened. * A conjunction can be used to compare two groups of words in some way. * A conjunction can introduce a group of words that describe the results of something that happened. * A conjunction can introduce a group of words that help the reader to know when something happened. * A conjunction can connect two words or groups of words. It is often translated by the word and. * A conjunction can contrast two words or groups of words. It is often translated by the words but or however. * A conjunction can separate two words or groups of words. It is often translated using the word or. * A conjunction can help the reader to know about a condition of something. This is when something must happen in order for something else to happen.