Conjunctions are used to join
clauses, phrases, and words together for constructing sentences. Conjunctions
make a link between/among words or groups of words to other parts of the
sentence and show a relationship between/among them.
Example:
Alex and Robin are playing
together.
Alex plays well, but Robin plays
better than him.
I play cricket, and Robin
plays football.
When he was sick, I went to see
him.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:
The job of a coordinating
conjunction is to join two words, phrases, or independent clauses,
which are parallel in structure. There are seven coordinating conjunctions
which are by far the most common conjunctions: and, but, for,
nor, or, so, yet.
Example:
We went to the stadium and enjoyed the cricket match.
Do you want an ice cream or chocolate?
Go away and never
come back.
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS:
A correlative
conjunction uses a set of words in a parallel sentence structure to
show a contrast or to compare the equal parts of a sentence. The words of
correlative conjunctions have a special connection between them.
The
correlative conjunctions are not only - but
also, either- or, neither - nor, both - and,
not - but, whether - or.
Example:
Neither Alex nor Robin can play baseball.
I want both ice
cream and
He ate not
only the ice cream but
also the chocolate.
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:
A subordinating
conjunction joins elements of an unparallel sentence structure. These
elements are usually a dependent clause and an independent clause.
MOST
COMMONLY USED SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS ARE:
After,
how, than, when, although, if, that, where, as, in order that, though, which,
as much as, inasmuch as, unless, while, because, provided, until, who/whom,
before, since, what, whoever/whomever.
Example:
Before we
left home, I had had my breakfast.
Provided they
come, we can start class Tuesday.
When he
was washing my car, I went to the store.
Even
though the weather was horrible, they still went outside.
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