CONJUNCTION:
A Conjunction is a word, which merely joins together sentences, and sometimes words.
Example:
I do not like such student as are idle.
He worked day and night so that he might stand first in the class.
Abc is an equilateral triangle; hence its sides are equal.
I was absent for I was down with fever.
No sooner did the thief see the constable than he fled away.
KINDS OF CONJUNCTION:
Correlative Conjunction
Compound Conjunction
Co-ordinating Conjunction
Subordinating Conjunction
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION:
Conjunctions, which are used in pairs, are called Correlative Conjunctions.
Example:
Either go or stay back.
We both love and honour him.
Walk fast lest you should miss the train.
He was not only put behind bars but also fined heavily.
Hardly had we stepped out of our gate when it began to rain.
COMPOUND CONJUNCTION:
Expressions such as – as soon as, as well as, even if, so that, in as much as, in case, as if, provided that, " and " as though are used as conjunctions. These expressions are called Compound Conjunction.
Example:
As soon as the day broke, we set out on the journey.
Father, as well as the sons, is to be blamed.
As soon as the day broke, we set out on the journey.
He is honest as well as hard-working.
He walks as though he has a limp.
CO-ORDINATING CONJUNCTION:
The Conjunction, which joins together two sentences of equal level, is called a Coordinating Conjunction.
Example:
He is slow, but he is sure.
I was annoyed, still I kept quite.
The good love god while the bad love money.
The robbers looted the traveler also they beat him.
Leave the room, otherwise I shall beat you.
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION:
The Conjunction which joins one statement to another on which it depends for its full meaning is called as Subordinating Conjunction.
Example:
I shall work hard when I appear in the test.
He is so tired that he cannot walk anymore.
I shall come wherever you want me to come.
Walk fast lest you should miss the train.
He worked hard so that he might pass.