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CONJUNCTIONS

Structure of English
Conjunctions
are words that connect words,
phrases, or clauses together.
They referred to as the linguistic
devices that create cohesion in
sentences and paragraphs. There
are three main types of
conjunctions, namely:
coordinating, subordinating and
correlative.
COORDINATING CONJUCTIONS
Generally connect sentence elements of the same
grammatical class such as nouns with nouns, adverbs with
adverbs, phrases with phrases and clauses with clauses.
Coordinating conjunctions (or coordinators) are and, but,
or, nor, for, yet and so.

EXAMPLES:
1.Joseph has to work late night, so he cannot make it to
party.
2.The friends went to the park, but they did not have time
for the museum.
3.Their success was due to their teamwork and the support
from their friends and family.
SUBORDINATING CONJUCTIONS
are used to connect an independent (main clause) clause with a
dependent (subordinate) clause. In other words, subordinating
conjunctions (or subordinators) are used to link subordinate
clauses with the main clauses in complex sentences. They
include after, if, because, that, although, though, till, unless, s,
before, when, while, where, than, whether, in order that,
nevertheless, etc.

EXAMPLES:
1.We went camping although it was very cold.
2.The friends decided to go to the cinema because it is too hot
to go to the beach.
3.Father went to work after he had fi nished breakfast.
Subordinating conjunctions always come at the
beginning of a dependent clause. However,
dependent clauses can also appear before an
independent clause (separated by a comma).

So, we could rewrite the above sentences this


way.
1. Although it was very cold, we went camping.
2. Because it is too hot to go to the beach, the
friends decided to go to the cinema.
3. After he had fi nished breakfast, father went to
work.
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS
are conjunctions that come in pairs and function
like coordinating conjunctions to connect sentence
elements of the same grammatical class. Hence,
they give emphasis to the combinations of two
balanced structures. They get their name from the
fact that they work together (co-) and relate one
sentence element to another. They include
either...or, both.....and, niether...nor, as
many....as, not only....but also, whether...or,
such...that, so....that, hardly...when, no
sonner...than, scarly....when, not...but, etc.
EXAMPLES:
1. Niether John nor Joseph can join the
league.
2.The boss requested both Theresa and
Grace to lead the team.
3.They served us not only the ice
cream but also fruit salad.
EXERCISES
1.1 Choose the most appropriate conjunction to complete
each sentence.

1.The bus was late. _______ I managed to arrive on time.


a. Hence
b. Despite that
c. Incidentally
d. On the contrary
2. Hardly had the bus stopped _______ we got down.
a. before
b. as
c. then
d. when

3. Mike did not study hard; _______ he passed the


examination.
a. and
b. although
c. but
d. nevertheless
4. Henry needs ten thousand pesos ______ this to pay for
everything.
a. as well
b. also
c. beside
d. besides

5. Give Aiza a telephone number to ring ______ she gets lost.


a. whether
b. in case
c. unless
d. perhaps
6. How long did Sheila wait?
a. Till lunch time.
b. Until six o’clock.
c. Till he came.
d. Since this morning.

7. ________ her parents allow her or not, Kayla intends to


go to the party.
a. whether
b. if
c. despite
d. while
8. Paul’s appearance is unsmiling but ________.
a. he looks very serious
b. his heart is full of compassion for others
c. people are afraid of him
d. he is full of jealousy towards his colleagues

9. Why don’t we go and see a film ______ we’re waiting for


them?
a. when
b. then
c. while
d. for a while
10. Benjamin underwent through strenuous hard
work. ______ he made his dream come true.
a. Hence
b. Afterwards
c. As well as
d. However
THANK YOU VERY
MUCH!

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