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Conjunctions are words that join other words or clauses together.
* God made the country
and man made the town.
* He was poor
but he was honest.
* She must weep
or she will die.
* John
and Mary got married.
Conjunctions not only join clauses together; they also show how the meanings of the two clauses are related.
* I decided to consult a doctor
because I was not feeling well. (cause)
* He is slow
but he is sure. (contrast)
* Ann wrote the letters
and Peter posted them. (addition)
* Either take it
or leave it. (alternative)
* He is very wealthy,
yet very unhappy. (contrast)
* You can have tea
or coffee.
A conjunction and its clause can sometimes stand alone. This happens, for example, in answers.
* When are you going to start?
When I am ready.
* Why are you crying?
Because John beat me.
Afterthoughts may also begin with conjunctions.
* Ok, I did it. –
But I didn’t mean it.
Writers and speakers may also separate clauses for emphasis.
Phrase conjunctions
Some conjunctions are made up of two or more words.
* He looks
as if he were on the brink of a breakdown.
* It looks
as though it is going to rain.
*
As soon as I finish this book, I will start another.
* We started early
so that we might not miss the show.
Relative pronouns as conjunctions
Relative pronouns (who, which and that) join clauses like conjunctions.
* I saw a beggar
who was deaf and dumb.
In the above sentence
who stands for the beggar – hence it is a pronoun. It also connects the two sentences
I saw a beggar and
He was deaf and dumb – hence it is a conjunction.
A relative pronoun is the subject or object of the verb that comes after it. So we do not need another subject or object.
* Trust no man
who does not love his country. (
NOT Trust no man
who he does not …)
* The snake
which we could not kill crept into a hole. (
NOT The snake
which we could not kill it crept …)
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