Learn Conjunction

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A word that is used to join words or phrases or sentences is called conjunction.

1. A conjunction is never connected with an object.
2. A conjunction never qualifies a word 



  As a rule, do not place a comma before a conjunction (e.g., and) when it sits before the last item in a simple list.
Examples: 1. God made the country and man made the town.

                  2. She must work hard, or she will fail. 

3. Three and three make six.

A. Co-ordinating conjunction :- Join words, phrases or clauses of co-ordinate (of equal) rank.
          He is guilty as well as you.
   There are seven main coordinating conjunctions -

For

And

Nor

But

Or

Yet

So

The 7 coordinating conjunctions are short, simple words. They have only two or three letters. There's an easy way to remember them - their initials spell:

F	A	N	B	O	Y	S
For	And	Nor	But	Or	Yet	So

Jamie, Adam and Lee arranged to meet by The Bull at 7 o'clock.
(conjunction "and" groups "Jamie", "Adam" + "Lee")

It is a small but practical kitchen.
(conjunction "but" groups "small" + "practical")

The manager or his secretary will notify you when the report is ready.
(conjunction "or" groups "manager" + "secretary")

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. (Oscar Wilde)
(conjunction "and" joins both halves of this sentence)

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. (Oscar Wilde)
(conjunction "but" joins both halves of this sentence)

History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it. (Winston Churchill)
(conjunction "for" joins both halves of this sentence)

A dog owns nothing yet is seldom dissatisfied.
(conjunction "yet" joins both parts of this sentence)

B. Suborning conjunction :- These conjunctions are used to join an independent and complete clause with a dependent clause that relies on the main clause for meaning and relevance.

After, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, than, that, though, till, until, when, where, whether, while

Correlative Conjunctions :- Correlative Conjunctions are simply pairs of conjunctions used in a sentence to join different words or groups of words in a sentence together.

Both.......and, as well as, not only........but also, either..........or, neither................nor, as....as, hardly/scarcely........when, so.........as, although.............yet,  though........yet, where.........or,
Both the shoes and the dress were completely overpriced.

some additional rules of conjunction. 

Rule 1. And, as well as, both......and, not only........but also are used to add same sentence or Parts of speech (noun/verb/adjective.etc).

Rule 2. But, yet, still, however, These connecting words and expressions that are opposite in thought.

Rule 3. So/therefore 
              for example:- I did not understand my English homework, so I got a poor grade. 

Rule 4. 1. Either........or used of between two for reveal an alternative in Positive sentence.  
             2.Neither.......nor used of between two  for reveal an alternative in Negative sentence.

Rule 5. That used of that to add  two sub-sentence.

Put a Comma before a Conjunction If It Joins Two Independent Clauses

He is a great swimmer, but he prefers to play golf.
("He is a great swimmer." + "He prefers to play golf.")
(This is two sentences merged into one with "but" - comma required.)

Coordinating conjunctions go in between items joined, not at the beginning or end.