Conjunction
Conjunction
is a word that connects words, phrases, clauses or sentences. e.g.
and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so, although, because, since, unless, when, while,
where are some conjunctions.
Examples.
She
tried but did not succeed.
He does not go to school because he
is ill.
John and Marry went to the cinema.
He thought for a moment and kicked
the ball.
I waited for him but he didn’t
come.
You will be ill unless you quit
smoking.
We didn’t go to the market because
it was raining outside.
Single
word Conjunction: Conjunction
having one word
e.g. and, but, yet,
because etc.
Compound Conjunction: Conjunction having two or more words
e.g. as long as, as far as, as well as, in
order that, even if, so that etc
Types of Conjunction.
There
are three types of conjunctions
- Coordinating
Conjunction
- Subordinate
Conjunction
- Correlative
Conjunction
Coordinating Conjunction.
Coordinating
conjunction (called coordinators) joins words, phrases (which are similar in
importance and grammatical structure) or independent clauses.
Coordinating
conjunctions are short words i.e. and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet.
Coordination
conjunction joins two equal parts of a sentence,
- Word +
word
- Phrase + phrase
- Clause +
clause
- Independent
clause + independent clause.
Examples.
Types of
Conjunction.
Conjunction
is a word that connects words, phrases, clauses or sentences. e.g.
and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so, although, because, since, unless, when, while,
where etc.
There
are three types of conjunctions
- Coordinating
Conjunction
- Subordinate
Conjunction
- Correlative
Conjunction
Coordinating Conjunction.
Coordinating
conjunctions (called coordinators) join words, phrases (which are similar in
importance and grammatical structure) or independent clauses.
Coordinating
conjunctions are short words i.e. and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet.
Coordination
conjunction joins two equal parts of a sentence,
- Word +
word
- Phrase + phrase
- Clause +
clause
- Independent
clause + independent clause.
Examples.
Word
+ word: She
likes tea and coffee.
Phrase + phrase: He may be in the
room or on the roof.
Clauses + clause: What you eat and
what you drink affect your health.
Independent clause + independent clause: The
cat jumped over the mouse and the mouse
ran away.
In
the following examples, coordinating conjunctions join two words of same
importance.
She
likes pizza and
cake.
(pizza and cake)
I bought a table and a
chair. (table and
chair)
He may come by bus or
car. (bus or
car)
In
the following examples, conjunction joins two independent clauses. Independent
clause is a clause which can stand alone as a sentence and have complete
thought on its own.
I
called him but he didn’t pick up the phone.
I advised him to quit smoking, but he
didn’t act upon my advice.
He became ill, so he thought he
should go to a doctor.
He shouted for help, but no body
helped her.
He wants to become a doctor, so he
is studying Biology.
Coordinating
conjunctions always come between the words or clauses that they join. A comma
is used with conjunction if the clauses are long or not well balanced.
If
both clauses have same subjects, the subject of 2nd clause may not be written
again. See the following examples
She
worked hard and succeeded.
The player stopped and kicked the ball.
He became ill but didn’t go to doctor.
Marry opened the book and started to
study.
Subordinating Conjunctions.
Subordinating
conjunctions (called subordinators) join subordinate clause (dependent clause)
to main clause.
e.g.
although, because, if, before, how, once, since, till, until, when,
where, whether, while, after, no matter how, provided that, as soon as,
even if,
MAIN
CLAUSE + SUBORDINATE CLAUSE
SUBORDINATE CLAUSE + MAIN CLAUSE
Subordinate
clause
is combination of words (subject and verb) which cannot stand alone as a
complete sentence. Subordinate clause is also called dependent clause because
it is dependent on main clause. Subordinate clause usually starts with relative
pronoun (which, who, that, whom etc). Subordinate clause gives more
information in relation to main clause to complete the thought.
Subordinating
conjunction joins subordinate clause to main clause. Subordinating conjunction
always come before the subordinate clause, no matter the subordinate clause is
before main clause or after the main clause.
Examples.
He does not go to school because
he is ill.
I will call you after I reach my
home.
I bought some cookies while I was
coming from my office.
They played football although it was
raining.
Although it was raining, they played
foot ball.
As far as I know, this exam is very
difficult.
I have gone to every concert since I
have lived in New York.
You can get high grades in exam provided
that you work hard for it.
Correlative Conjunction.
These
are paired conjunctions which join words, phrases or clauses which have
reciprocal or complementary relationship.
The
most commonly used correlative conjunctions are as follows
Either
… or
Neither … nor
Whether … or
Both … and
Not only … but also
Examples.
Neither John nor
Marry passed the exam.
Give me either a cup or a
glass.
Both red and yellow are
attractive colours.
I like neither tea nor
coffee.
He will be either in the room or
in the hall.
John can speak not only English but
also French.
contoh soal
- I like spaghetti and pizza.
- I ate spaghetti for lunch and pizza for dinner.
- I like spaghetti, but I don’t like hamburgers.
- You can eat spaghetti or pizza for dinner.
- I like all Italian food, so I like pizza.
- I like Italian food, and so does my brother.
- I eat a lot of pizza because I like it
- I study English because I want a good job.
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