Conjunctions are joining words. They link two clauses to make them into one. The main conjunctions in German are coordinating and subordinating conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions are simple and ...

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 ...

Two weeks ago, Forum member Justine A. asked two very interesting grammar questions but it was only last Monday that I found time to thoroughly analyze them and write this column. The first question ...