Conjunctions

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What are conjunctions?

They join

• two nouns

• two sentences

and, but, though…yet, although

• He is sick. He rides cycle.

He is sick and he rides cycle

He is sick but he rides cycle

Though he is sick yet he rides cycle

Although he is sick, he rides cycle.

so, as, therefore, because, since

• He is poor. He must work hard.

He is poor so he must work hardAs he is poor, he must work hardHe is poor therefore he must work hardBecause he is poor, he must work hardSince he is poor, he must work hard

If - Conditions

I will give chocolate. You do the homework

• I will give you the chocolate if you do the

homework

• I will work for you if you pay me more

until

It is about a particular time

• I will give you. Let father come back.

• I will not give you until father comes back.

• Wait here. I will come back

• You wait here until I come back

unless

• It is about a condition just like “if”

• I will not give you. You must stop.• I will not give you this unless you stop. If you stop I will give you this.

I will not allow you to go. You must finish this.I will not allow you to go unless you finish this.If you finish this, I will let you go.

still

• I don’t like him. He loves me.

• I don’t like him, still he loves me

• I don’t exercise everyday. I am strong

• I don’t exercise everyday still I am strong

• I don’t pray everyday. God loves me

• I don’t pray everyday, still God loves me.

even - also

• I am strong. My brother is strong

• Even my brother is strong.

• They are poor. Their neighbors are poor

• Even their neighbors are poor

• Also, my brother is strong

• Also, their neighbors are poor

while

• I was painting. The Phone rang.

• While I was painting, the phone rang.

• The phone was ringing while I was painting

who

• The man is my neighbor. He came yesterday

• The man who came yesterday is my neighbor

• The teacher teaches Maths. She lives in my neighborhood.

• The teaches who lives in my neighborhood teaches Maths.

where

• I went to the garden yesterday. It had lots of flowers

• I went to the garden where it had lots of flowers

• I went to a temple. Many people come to that temple.

• I went to a temple where many people come

when

Yesterday I came home. It was raining then.

Yesterday when it rained, I came home.

Yesterday my father came home. I went to market at that time.

Yesterday when my father came, I went to market at that time.

which

• The wore my red dress. The red dress is the most favorite of all.

• I wore my red dress which is the most favorite of all.

either-or

• You will go. I will go

• Either you go or I will go.

• Watch TV or eat your lunch

• Either watch TV or eat you lunch

neither-nor

• I am not good. I am not perfect

I am neither good nor perfect

Neither I am good nor perfect

• He doesn’t know how to open it. He doesn't know how to use it.

• Neither he knows how to open it nor how to use it

so...that

He very intelligent. He does his homework in under 30 minutes.

He is so intelligent that he does his homework in under 30 minutes

hardly....when

• I came home. My father just reached too.

• Hardly I came home when my father reached. (no need of too)

• I started to go out. It started raining immediately.

• Hardly I started to go out when it started raining.

no sooner.....than

• I started to go out. It started raining immediately.

• It started raining no sooner than I started to go out

• I came home. My father just reached too.

• My father reached home no sooner than I reached home.

instead of

• He took red ball. He should have of taken blue ball.

• Instead of taking blue ball, he took the red ball.

• He went to playground. He should have gone to college

• Instead of going to college, he went to playground.

inspite of

• His mother warned him. He went to play cricket.

• Inspite of his mother warning him, he went to play cricket.

• It rained heavily. He went to office.

• Inspite of it raining heavily, he went the office

• Inspite of heavy rains, he went to the office

despite

• His mother warned him. He went to play cricket.

• Despite his mother warning him, he went to play cricket.

• It rained heavily. He went to office.

• Despite it raining heavily, he went the office

• Despite heavy rains, he went to the office

nevertheless

• There were four of them. He was alone. He fought them still.

• There were four of them, nevertheless he fought them

• Situations became very tough. He faced them.

• The situations became very tough, nevertheless he faced them

Homework

• Practice by rewriting the same sentences

• Also, write two examples for each conjunction

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