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We use but to join sentences with different meanings.

I want to go to the seaside. My family wants to go to the mountains.
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I want to go to the seaside, but my family wants to go to the mountains.
We use or to show a choice.

I do not eat fish. I do not eat meat.
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I do not eat fish or meat.
We use yet to join contrasting ideas.
He is a footballer. His favourite sport is tennis.
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He is a footballer, yet his favourite sport is tennis.
We use so to show a consequence.

I was not feeling well. So I came early.
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I was not feeling well, so I came early.
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Practice Time 1

Join these pairs of sentences with suitable coordinating conjunctions.
1. The platypus is not a fish. The platypus is not a duck.
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2. Meena is good at singing. Sheela is good at singing.
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3. Jaya is good at studies. She is not good at dancing.
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4. Do you want to have an ice cream? Do you want to have a sandwich?

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5. She worked very hard. She could not reach the peak of Mt. Everest.
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Let’s Learn Subordinating Conjunctions

The main function of subordinating conjunctions is to connect a dependent clause to a main
clause.

They include words such as although, though, still, because, as, if, unless, since, until, and
before.

We use although or though to show a contrast. Conjunctions
It was raining. We walked home slowly.
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Although it was raining, we walked home slowly.
She was not well. She showed up for practice.
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Though she was not well, she showed up for practice.

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