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Now, with the use of and:

1. She washed and hung her clothes.

2. She washed her clothes and she hung her clothes.

But

The word but is used to join two opposite ideas.

1. Ankit is tall, but his brother is short.

2. My younger brother is fat, but I am thin.

So but joins opposite ideas: tall – short and fat – thin.

Or

The word or shows a choice.

1. Do this work.

2. Leave the room.

Now, with the use of or:

Do this work, or leave the room.
So or gives a choice between doing the work or leaving the room.

Because

The word because gives a reason for something.

1. I obey him.

2. He is elder to me.

Now, with the use of because:

I obey him because he is elder to me.

So because specifies the reason to obey.

The words when, if, until, so, although are also used as conjunctions.

When

The word when shows two events which are happening at the same time.
1. I was reading when my brother was sleeping.

2. A peacock dances when it rains.

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