Parts of Speech Part 8 (Conjunction)

Conjunction

Such a word which is used to combine two or more words or sentences is called conjunction e.g.

1. Boys and girls go to school.

2.We play football because it is our national game.

Kinds of Conjunction

There are several kinds & sub- kinds of conjunction but some popular kinds of conjunction have been discussed here.

1. Coordinating Conjunctions

These conjunctions combine two or more words and also autonomous sentences.For example,

(a) They have bought apples and orange.

(b) Apples are sweet but oranges are sour.

Some commonly used coordinating Conjunctions are as follow:

and ,but ,yet, still, while , however , whereas ,hence , so ,therefore , too etc.

2. Subordinating Conjunction

These conjunctions are used to combine subsidiary sentences or autonomous sentences.

(a) I shell go to bed when my father returns home.

(b) You cannot succeed unless you work hard.

These conjunctions show time, reason, condition, result and comparison in difference places.

3. Correlative Conjunction

When two conjunctions come together in a sentence are called correlative conjunction.For example,

(i) Either you or he is guilty.

(ii) He is not only poor but also honest.

(iii) He was both a poet and singer.

★ Some particular conjunction 

Unless

Unless means "if not " , "not" is not  used in a first part of a sentence with unless.e.g. unless he comes, you cannot go (correct) .
Unless he doesn't come, you can not go (incorrect).

Lest

Should is must used after lest.e.g. He worked hard lest he should fail (correct) .
She worked hard lest he failed (incorrect).

As if 
Were is must used after as if otherwise sentence will be wrong e.g. He talked as if he was ill (incorrect) 
He talked as if he were ill.(correct)