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We can join these two sentences with but.

The girl wants to go to the party, but she is ill.

Here, but joins two sentences.

Read the given sentences carefully to understand the use of and and but.

Sentences Sentences joined by and or but

I sing.
I sing and dance.
I dance.

They go to school.
They go to school and study.
They study.

He is poor.
He is poor but lives like a prince.
He lives like a prince.

I have a book.
I have a book, but I do not study.
I do not study.

Test Yourself

A. Join these pairs of sentences using the conjunction and.

1. Sahil is a good bowler. Sahil is a good batsman.

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2. Sahil is a good bowler. Rehan is a good bowler.

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3. Ria is young. Ria is beautiful.

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