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Conjunctions

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Join these pairs of sentences using suitable conjunctions.

1. Ria loves throwball. Ria loves volleyball.
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2. Sara makes cookies. Her sister bakes cakes.
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3. Sona loves to travel. Sona often forgets her documents.
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4. Anjali enjoys cooking. Anjali goes shopping for the grocery items often.
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Let’s Learn Conjunctions

A conjunction is a part of speech that joins two words, groups of words or sentences.

Let’s Learn Kinds of Conjunctions

There are three kinds of conjunctions.
Coordinating
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Subordinating
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Correlative
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Coordinating conjunctions are also called coordinators. They connect two or more equal
parts of a sentence. They may be words, phrases or clauses. For example:
He speaks French and Spanish fluently.
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My sister likes juicy fruits and delicious dishes.
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He may look simple, but he is not stupid.
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Subordinating conjunctions are also called subordinators. They join a dependent (or
subordinating) clause to an independent (or main) clause. For example:
He goes for a walk each morning after he has his first cup of tea.
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