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Now, with the use of and:

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

The word but is used to join opposite ideas.

Ankit is tall, but his brother is short.
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My younger brother is fat, but I am thin.
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So but joins opposite ideas: tall – short and fat – thin.

Or

The word or shows a choice.

Do this work. Leave the room.
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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.

I obey him. He is elder to me.
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Now, with the use of because:

I obey him because he is elder to me.

So because specifi es the reason to obey.

Practice Time 1

Join the following sentences using the conjunc� ons and, or, but or because and rewrite Conjunctions
them in the given space.

1. Bees give us honey. Bees give us wax.

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2. Are your shoes black? Are your shoes white?

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