Class 5 English Grammar Chapter 14 Conjunction

Examples of applying Conjuctions

1. Supriya is honest. Supriya is kind.
   Supriya is honest and kind.
2. Reena is beautiful. Reena is cruel.
   Reena is beautiful but cruel.
3. Work hard. You will fail.
   Work hard else you will fail.

There are two kinds of conjunctions:

• 1. Co-ordinate Conjunctions
• 2. Subordinate Conjunctions

A Coordinate Conjunction joins two clauses or statements or equal rank, importance and position.
The main Coordinate Conjunctions are and, but, or, eighter-or, neither-nor, so, yet, for, etc.
Examples:
You can have juice or coffee.
Preeti worked hard and topped the class.
Sekhar was ill yet she went to school.

A Subordinate Conjunction joins one subordinate clause to another main clause for its full meaning. It joins two clauses or statements of unequal rank/importance and position. The main Subordinate Conjunctions are after, as, because, although, before, than, though, if, until, that, while etc.
Examples:
(i). Mohita did not go to the office as she was ill.
(ii). Although he was ill he went to the school.
(iii). If you run fast, you can catch the train.