Conjunction

BY: A. Sivanathan R. Arivalagan J. Mohanah A. Vinoodini K. Anbuchelvi

(definition) connect words or groups of words.

a conjunction is a part of speech that connects two words, sentences, phrases or clauses together. There are three kinds of conjunctions. Coordinating, Correlative and Subordinating

Conjunctions

1. Coordinating Conjunctions:
is a single connecting word.

Coordinating conjunctions, also called coordinators, are conjunctions that join two or more items of equal syntactic importance, such as words, main clauses, or sentences.
Example: and, but, or, yet, for, nor, so

for: presents a reason ("He is gambling with his health, for he has been smoking far too long.") (though "for" is more commonly used as a preposition) and: presents non-contrasting item(s) or idea(s) ("They gamble, and they smoke.") nor: presents a non-contrasting negative idea ("They don't gamble, nor smoke.") but: presents a contrast or exception ("They gamble, but they don't smoke.") or: presents an alternative item or idea ("Every day they gamble, or they smoke.") yet: presents a contrast or exception ("They gamble, yet they don't smoke.") so: presents a consequence ("He gambled well last night, so he smoked a cigar to celebrate.")

Example of Words:
Pete and Terry are good friends. (Nouns) Did you speak with him or her? (Pronouns) The dog growled and barked at me. (Verbs) The box was long and narrow. (Adjectives) She spoke softly yet urgently. (Adverbs)

Group of Words:
He looked on the chair and under the chair. (Prepositional phrases) Katy began the job but did not finish. (Complete predicates) You should remove the bread from the oven, or it will burn. (Sentences)

2.

are pairs of conjunctions. Correlative conjunctions also connect words or groups of words.

Correlative Conjunctions:

Example :

both/and either/or neither/nor not only/but also whether/or

Example of Words:
Both the temperature and the humidity were high yesterday. (Nouns) That coat is neither warm nor comfortable. (Adjectives)

Group of Words:

Either Eva will come to our house, or we will see her at my cousins house. (Sentences)

3. Subordinating Conjunctions: also called subordinators, are conjunctions that introduce a dependent clause. cannot stand alone as a sentence. They begin a clause that cannot stand alone and joins it to a clause that can stand alone. A clause is a group of words with a subject and verb

Common Subordinate Conjunctions

After as soon as in order that until Although as though since when

As because so that whenever As far as before than where

As if even though though wherever As long as if unless while

EXAMPLE:
Example: The fans were quiet while the golfer putted. Although I prefer peaches, I also like strawberries. He is scared of his father because he got bad results.

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