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

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