What is Conjunction?
Let’s read these sentences.
1. Dia and Ria are neighbors.
2. Tia is tall but her sister is short.
3. I like Ayush because he is a hardworking student.
Here words (and, but and because) are used to join one sentence to another.
The words that join different ideas together are termed as conjunction.
Therefore, a conjunction is a word that joins nouns or verbs or sentences.
Commonly used Conjunctions
- AND - used for the words or sentences that are taken jointly
Example: Riddhi and Siddhi study in the same class.
- BUT - used to show contrast in ideas
Example: Ravi is dull but Rohit is brilliant.
- OR - used to indicate that only one possibility can realized between the two
- SO - used to show result or consequence of an action
Example: I wanted to study French, so I joined French Academy.
- BECAUSE - used to show reason of an action
Example: I trust my friend because he always speaks truth.
- IF - used to talk about result or effect of something that may happen or may not happen or be true or may not be true
Example: I will help you if you lend me your car.
- THEREFORE - used to tell the reason why something has happened or like so
Example: He arrived late at the station, therefore he missed the train.
- UNTIL - used to indicate time up to the event mentioned in the sentence or not before the event mentioned
Example: Don’t watch T.V until you complete home work.
- TILL / TIL - used in informal way in place of “until”
Example: I will wait till 5 o’ clock.
- UNLESS - used to tell us about something that can happen or may not happen in specific condition
Example: You'll be obese unless you stop eating junk food.
- ALTHOUGH - used to introduce a sentence that makes the other sentence appear surprising
Example: Although he is rich, he is very nice.
- THOUGH - used interchangeably with although but though can be used both in formal as well as informal writing
Example: Though his room was small, it was well furnished.
- WHEN - used to tell at what time something has happened or will happen
Example: We’ll eat when you will finish your homework.
- AS WELL AS - used to refer “in addition to” or “including something”
Example: My friend is brave as well as loyal.
Practice Exercise
Q1. Fill in the blanks in sentences below using conjunction:
and, or, although, but, until, when and because
a. Tia planted both rose __________ jasmine flowers in her garden.
b. Ria has to finish her work now, __________she’ll get in trouble.
c. Ravi worked hard, ____________scored less marks in math.
d. I would go to the market, ____________ nobody is at home.
e. Ramesh work is incomplete ______________ he was absent.
f. ____________I was not well, I attended my class.
g. Wait at the gate __________ mom come.
h. I’ll be happy ___________it’s done.
i. Ayush ___________ Navneeth went to the park.
j. The rain started ____________ he returns back.
k. We went to the zoo ____________ saw a lion.
l. ___________he is rich, he does not spend money unnecessarily.
m. Do you want tea ____________cold drink?
n. Is it a new bag ___________an old bag?
Q2. Underline the Conjunction:
a. I wanted to buy a flat but I didn’t have enough money.
b. We can go to Jaipur by car or by train.
c. I like mango juice but not apple juice.
d. I cannot sing but I can dance.
e. I want a new car because the one I have is very old.
f. Ramesh had urgent work on Monday, so he could not go to office.
g. Her name is Anuradha and she is your new lecturer.
h. I was feeling hot so I switched on the fan.
i. Ria is tall and thin.
j. Paper 1 was easy but paper 2 was difficult.
k. I like learning French language because it is interesting.
l. We did not play yesterday because weather was not good.
m. You hurt me, so I will not help you again.
n. She has lot of pending work to do, so she cannot go to the market with you.