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Conjunction Definition And Examples
Definition :
A conjunction is a word which joins together two. words, clauses or sentences
A term which refers generally to words that have a conjoining or linking role in grammar
A list of words commonly used are called Conjunction
e.g.
| and | or | but |
| while | however | when |
| till | thus | still |
| since | although | unless |
| though | as | if |
| yet | hence | moreover |
| for | therefore | neither… nor |
| either… or | not only… but also | whether… or |
| in order that | on condition that | even if |
| so that | all | provided that |
| in as much as | as well as | as soon as |
| as if | otherwise | both |
Conjunctions are divided into two classes
refers to two rather different classes of words: coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions . These are sometimes called ‘coordinators’ and ‘subordinators’ respectively.
e.g.
| Co-ordinating | Subordinating |
|---|---|
| and, or, but and sometimes nor, also | if, when, because and so on |