Conjunctions are for connecting thoughts, actions, and ideas as well as nouns, clauses, and other parts of speech.
A Conjunction is a connecting word used to join words, phrases, sentences, and clauses.
- She is smart girl.
- She is in intelligent girl.
Ex:- She is a smart and intelligent girl.
Ex:- She is her friend so she helps her.
Types of Conjunction
| Sub-or dining | Co-ordinating | Co-relative |
| Joins two dependent Sentences. | Join the two independents Sentence. | are always used in pairs. example:- either….or Neither…..nor Indeed…but Not only……but also. |
| example:-I shall read this Book if you recommend its | example:-Ram and Shyam are intelligent | example:-Rahul is neither smart nor intelligent. |
Rules of Conjunction
1)Hardly / badly / Scarcely / ______ when :-
when there is a five gap bulb two tasks.
Structure:- Hardly / badly / scarcely + had + sub + first + action + when + sub +second action )
Ex:- Hardly weald I finished the dentations when the given start coming when
2) No sooner ______ than…
Two tasks were performed Simultaneously.
Structure:- No + sooner + do / dose / did / mad + sub + first anction + than + sub + second action
ex :- No sooner did he police arrived than the thief fled.
3) Neither _______ Nor
negative both cannot be used for more than two.
Structure:– Neither + sub1 + first action + non + sub2 + second action
Ex:- 1) Rahul is neither smart nor intelligent.
2) Neither we come to my house nor we speak to me.
4) Either ______ or
cannot be used for more than two.
(Choose one from, the two )
Structure:- either + sub1 + first action + or sub 2+ second action
Ex:- 1) either he will come to the party or his brother.
2) Rahul is either rich or honest.
5) Both _____ and
6) As well as
(Accept both cannot be used nurse that two)
Structure:- Both + sub1 + and + sub2 +plural verb sub + as well as + sub2 + verb ( according to the1st sub )
Ex:- Read as well as blue as alternative colors.
2) Both India and Pakistan are developing.
7) unit:- time-oriented.
8) unless :- action-oriented
Structure:- not / will / would / stall is not used after then .
Ex:- 1) unless you work hard you do not succeed
2) until we light turns rud no one will wane
9) Lest:- should
10) Otherwise:– will (Slow warning)
Ex:- 1) if you do not run fast you will miss the train.
2. walK fast lest you should miss the train.
3. walk fast otherwise you will miss the train.
Rules of Conjunction
11) Such- 1. That ( Intensity of an impact)
2. As ( save category)
Ex:-1) It was such a cold evening that we did not go out to play.
2) One should follow such rules as mentioned in the constitution.
12) As ______ as { -ve point } /So _____ as dissimilar similar { -ve point }
1) Audi Rs is as fast as ferrari.
2) Audi Rs. is not so fast as ferrari.
13 ) Although/ through ________ yet.
Strcuture:- Although / though + sub1 + Quality / verb + yet /’ +sub2 + Quality / action
Ex:- Although he is rich yet he is a miser.
14) Indeed __ _____ but :- + ve……..- ve
Ex:- He Indeed performed well in the ( fine ) examination but we did not get a bonus for the same.
15 ) silver / Because /As/ for :- (reason of something)
(Silver/ Because)-strong reason
(As/for)- weak reason
Ex :- I did not go to school.
1) As/for it was raining
2) I did not go to school since/ because I will ill.
1) I respect him since / because he is my father.
2) I respect him as/for he is my neighbor.
16 ) Strcuture:- Subject + as well as+ with / together with / along with / in addition to / no less than / +subject =verb ( acc. to the he s+ subject )
Ex:- She no less than I is to go to the office.
2) He and not his parents are guilty.
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17 ) Strcuture:– Not only /either/ neither + subject + but also or / nor + subject = verb ( acc. to the sub2).
Ex:- 1) Not only winter but also summer is good there.
2) Either he or his parents believe him.
3) while ______ throughout / during
Ex :- 1) Radha sang while her friend danced :- contrast.
2) The little girl was playing while his brother was watching his play.
19) Two objects in a sentence save part of speech will be used is co relative conjunction.
Ex :- Dam not only produces electricity but also saves water.
20.As if– Pretend/Poses.
Example:- 1. He was running as if he had been mad
2. She behaves as if she were my boss.
Notes:- who is used only for living beings or animals. (whether…….or not)
as/because/since/for:- express reasons.
