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A conjunction is a word used to join words, groups of words or sentences.

Underline the conjunction in the following sentences.

1. Robert cooked dinner and washed the dishes.

2. I didn’t want pancakes nor waffles for breakfast.

3. He was happy, yet he wanted more.

4. I fell down, so I skinned my knee.

5. I like Coke or Pepsi to drink.

6. I want to go to the beach, for I love to sit in the sun.
7. I wanted green, yet he wanted blue.

8. Rocky barked and ran in circles.

Conjunctions are special kinds of connectors. They help us to join two clauses together.
Read the following examples:

1. Yash and Yashika are siblings.

2. Yash is tall but Yashika is short.

Types of Conjunctions
Conjunctions can be classified into three types. They are:

Coordinating Conjunctions Correlative Conjunctions

Subordinating Conjunctions

G Coordinating Conjunctions are used to join two independent statements or two
statements of equal importance.

And , but , so , as well as , , or otherwise , for , nor , therefore , etc. are the examples of
coordinating conjunctions.

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