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Types of conjunctions in English grammar with PDF

What is conjunction?

A word that is used to join two other words, two clauses, or two sentences is known as conjunction. Some common conjunctions are and, but, still, either, neither and yet etc.

Use of conjunctions in daily used sentences.

Both she and her mother are beautiful.

Work hard otherwise you will fail.

She was ill; so she will not go to school.

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What are different types of conjunction?

There are two major types of conjunction.

1. Coordinating conjunctions
2. Subordinating Conjunctions
3. Corelative conjunctions

1. Coordinating Conjunctions

They join sentences of of coordinate (of equal) rank.

1. He came here and met me.
2. He came to see me but I was not at home.

List of some important coordinating conjunctions is;

And, both, also, to, as well as, no less than, not only, but, now, well, either, or, neither, nor, otherwise, else, but, still, yet, nevertheless, however, whereas, while, only, therefore, then, so then, for etc.

Types of Coordinating Conjunctions

The coordinating conjunctions are further divided into following types.

1. Cumulative or Compulative conjunctions
2. Disjunctive or Alternative conjunctions
3. The adversative conjunctions
4. The illative conjunctions

Cumulative or Compulative conjunctions

They join two independent clauses of the same type. Examples of cumulative or commpulative clauses are ; and, both, also, too, as well as, no less than, not only, but also etc.

Both he and his brother are intelligent.

Not only I but also my father went there.

Disjunctive or alternative conjunctions

They combine two independent clauses denoting choice between two things. Example of disjunctive or alternative conjunctions are; or, either, neither else, otherwise, either-or, neither-nor etc.

Work hard, otherwise you will fail.

Either he or his brother has stolen my pen.

The adversative conjunctions

They combine independent clause of the opposite type. Some examples of the adversative conjunctions are; still, however, whereas, only, while, nevertheless, but, yet etc.

He is poor, but he is honest.

He was ill, still he did his duty.

The illative conjunctions

They combine two independent clauses denoting effect or inference. Some common examples of the illative conjunctions are; so, hence, thus, therefore, because, as, for, etc.

He was ill; so he did not go to school.

It was very hot therefore we stopped our journey.

2. Subordinating conjunctions

They join a subordinating or dependent clause to a principal clause (of higher rank).

I will read that book if you advise me.

Principal: I will read that book

Conjunction: if

Dependent: you advise me

List of important subordinating conjunctions is; that, because so that, if, unless, as if, whether, though, however, not withstanding, as-as, as much as, no less than, as for as, according as, while, as soon as, after, since, so long as etc.

Subordinating conjunctions normally performs.

1. Cause or reason
2. Purpose
3. Condition
4. Contrast
5. Comparison
6. Time or period
7. Effect
8. Manner
9. Apposition
10. Concession

3.Correlative conjunction

Such conjunction are pairs of words that work together to connect parts of a sentence that have equal value. If there is not a pair of words working together, a different type of conjunction is being used.

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