Diploma Sem II Unit 1 Conjunctions
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This document discusses different types of conjunctions in English grammar. It explains that conjunctions are words that connect parts of a sentence. There are three basic types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions connect two independent clauses, subordinating conjunctions connect a dependent clause to the rest of the sentence, and correlative conjunctions always travel in pairs and join equal parts of a sentence. Coordinating conjunctions include FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Subordinating conjunctions include because, as, since, so, although, though, whereas, while, after. Correlative conjunctions travel in pairs and include both...and, not only...but also, not
Diploma Sem II Unit 1 Conjunctions
- 3. • A conjunction is a joiner, a word that connects parts of a sentence. • There are three basic types of conjunctions. – coordinating conjunctions used to connect two independent clauses, – subordinating conjunctions used to connect the dependent clause and the rest of the sentence, and – correlative conjunctions which always travel in pairs, and join sentence parts that should be treated as equal.
- 4. • Coordinating conjunctions join single words, or they may join groups of words, • They always join similar elements: • e.g. subject + subject, • verb phrase+verb phrase, • sentence+sentence. • The seven coordinating conjunctions in English are:FANBOYS • FOR • AND • NOR • BUT • OR • YET • SO 1
- 5. EASY REMINDER • An easy way to remember these six conjunctions is to think of the word FANBOYS. Each of the letters in this somewhat unlikely word is the first letter of one of the coordinating conjunctions. • Among the coordinating conjunctions, the most common, of course, are AND, BUT and OR.
- 6. •A subordinating conjunction is a word which joins together a dependent clause and an independent clause. •Common subordinating conjunctions: BECAUSE, AS, SINCE, SO, ALTHOUGH, (even) THOUGH, WHEREAS,WHILE, AFTER 2
- 7. Exercises 1. He was not able to attend the function because of an urgent meeting at the eleventh hour. 2. Complete your homework in time so that you can get free before the party tomorrow. 3. Please listen to me otherwise you might end up paying a heavy price for your stupidity. 4. The cricket match will not resume unless the rain stops. 5. We may be able to win tomorrow, if we can craft a strategy against their spin bowlers. 6. Each speaker would be allotted a time of ten minutes, so everyone is requested to design their presentations accordingly.
- 8. • Some conjunctions combine with other words to form what are called correlative conjunctions. They always travel in pairs, joining sentence parts that should be treated as equal. Common CorrelativeCommon Correlative Conjunctions:Conjunctions: both . . . andboth . . . and not only . . . but alsonot only . . . but also not . . . butnot . . . but either . . . oreither . . . or neither . . . norneither . . . nor whether . . . orwhether . . . or as . . . asas . . . as 3
- 9. Examples of Correlative Conjunctions • She is both intelligent and sharp. • I will either go for a bike ride or go for swimming in the lake • Jerry is neither good at French nor English. • He is not only clever, but also very fashionable. • Would you rather go skiing or spend the day relaxing at the beach?
- 10. References and Bibliography 1. www.turtlediary.com 2. www.turtlediary.com 3. www.slideshare.net