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Conjunction is a word which is used to link a word or a group of words to the other part of
the sentences and it shows the relationship between them. There are four kinds of
Conjunction as follow:
1) Coordinating Conjunctions
2) Correlative Conjunctions
3) Subordinating Conjunction
4) Adverbial Conjunctions/Linking Adverbs
1) COORDINATING CONJUNCTION
Coordinating conjunction is used to join a single word like noun, pronoun, adjective,
verb, adverb, phrase or clause. There are seven Coordinating conjunctions that are
called FANBOYS. They are For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet and So.
Formula:
2) CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION
Correlative conjunctions are conjunctions which are used in pair and they emphasize the
elements that join together. There are four pairs of Correlative conjunctions as follow:
Both .........................and...............................
Either .......................or.................................
Neither.....................nor................................
Not only ..................but also.........................
Ex:
- I drink both wine and beer. (noun with noun)
- She either eats cake or drink beer. (verb with verb)
- He is neither famous nor popular. (adjective with adjective)
- She speaks not only sweetly but also softly. (adverb with adverb)
3) SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION
Subordinating conjunctions are a word or phrase which is used to join the unequal
elements. One element is called “main clause” and another is called “subordinate clause”
which cannot stand alone. Those Subordinating Conjunctions are: