Conjunctions and Their Types BBS First Year Business English

 

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Conjunctions and Their Types

Conjunctions are used to join words, phrases, or clauses. They are similar to prepositions because of their work as connectors but they do not have objects. Conjunctions can be and, but, for, either.. or, not only …but also, because, despite, before, even though, however etc. They can be coordinate, correlative, subordinate conjunctions.

Coordinate Conjunctions (https://youtu.be/NDUqKYumyoI ) join words, phrases and independent clauses such as boys and girls (words), the boys but the girls (phrases). Examples:

a.      The boys and the girls were playing there. (Independent clause)

b.     The boys were playing but the girls were dancing. (Independent clauses)

Coordinate conjunctions are similar elements in a sentence such as a noun to noun or adj. to adj. such as Smith and John, (Noun – Noun), tall but weak ( adj. – adj.). Examples:

a.      Both Manager and Supervisor inaugurated the meeting.  (Nouns)

b.     The workers work quietly and honestly. ( Adverbs)

c.      He came and told me to receive the documents. (verbs)

d.     They walked up to one side and down the other. (prepositional phrases)

e.      she wrote an application but did not apply for that post. ( independent clause)

Correlative conjunctions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYgtwziYc_E ) are used to connect two parallel words, phrases or clauses (same parts of speech). Most common correlative conjunctions are both…. and, either… or, neither … nor, not… but, not only…. but also and whether… or. Examples:

a.      The purchase was not only expensive but also unnecessary. (Adj.)

b.     The Manager either sent a letter or emailed them yesterday. (Verb)

c.      Neither she responded to me nor sent an email.  (Clause)

d.     She bought whether a pen or a textbook. ( Noun)

Be sure that connected elements should be the same in grammatical categories as shown above examples. Let’s see the sentences given below:

Jenny will either go to the market or she will visit her friends. ( incorrect – ‘go’ precedes the verb, but ‘or’ precedes pronoun ‘she’ different grammatical category)

Subordinate conjunctions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCGiSFmZky4 ) join a dependent clause to an independent clause. Subordinate conjunctions are after, although, because, before, since, when, while, where, if, though and until. Examples;

a.      Before you email me, check all the documents are attached properly. ( dependent clause) 

b.     The goods were sent back to the company because they were expired. (dependent clause)

c.      When I saw him, he was in the office. ( dependent clause)

d.     Wait for him until he returns from the market. ( dependent clause )

e.      Though she was irregular in class, she passed the exams. ( dependent clause)

Quiz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18uuBR5Y5qQ&t=162s )

 

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