Conjunction can be defined as “A word used to connect words, clauses, phrases, or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause”.
Explanation
Conjunction is one of the parts of speech which acts as glue and connects words, sentences, phrases, or clauses together (both dependent and independent). It may be placed at the start of sentences. Conjunctions join two sentences and make the sentence more compact.
Some of the conjunction words are and, or, but, because, for, if, or, when, etc.
For example:
Using conjunction two simple sentences can be joined into one to become more compact.
Such as:
Some conjunctions are used in pairs in the sentences such as either –or, neither –nor, whether –or, both –and, not only – but also, though – yet, etc.
Such as:
There are three kinds of conjunctions serving their own clear purpose however all functions to bring words together.
Coordinating conjunctions are generally used to connect individual words, phrases, and independent clauses (of equal rank or importance).
List of Coordinating Conjunction
Some of the coordinating conjunctions are like and, or, but, so, nor, for, yet, also, either….or, neither….nor, etc.
For example:
Coordinating conjunction is subdivided into following types:
Adversative coordinating conjunction is used to indicate opposition or contrast between two statements. Some of the adversative coordinating conjunctions are still, but, only, yet, whereas, while, nevertheless, etc.
For example:
Disjunctive or alternative coordinating conjunction is used to indicate choice between two statements. Some of the alternative coordinating conjunctions are or, neither….nor, either….or, else, neither, nor, otherwise, etc….
For example:
Cumulative or copulative coordinating conjunction is used when we need to only add one statement to another. Some of the cumulative coordinating conjunctions are and, both…and, not only…but also, as well as, etc.
For example:
I cleaned the room and My friend cooked the food.
He is both intelligent and smart.
I have to go college as well as market.
He not only helped me but also gave some money to me.
Illative coordinating conjunction is used to express an inference in the sentence. Some of the illative coordinating conjunctions are for, so, etc.
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Correlative conjunction is used to correlate or join phrases or words carrying equal importance in the sentence.
List of Correlative conjunction
Correlative conjunction words are appear in pairs such as either…or, whether…or, neither…nor, not only…but also, etc.
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Subordinating conjunction is used to join a clause to another in order to get full meaning. It is one of the parts of speech which joins dependent clauses to independent clauses.
List of Subordinating Conjunction
Subordinating conjunction words are after, as, although, before, once, because, since, if, than, though, till, that, until, where, whether, when, while, even if, even though, in order that, once, provided that, rather than, so that, unless, whenever, whereas, wherever, why, how, as, in as much, as if, as long as, lest, as much as, now that, as soon as, as though, since, because, before, etc.
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