Conjunctions

A word which is used to join two words, groups of words or sentences, is called a conjunction.

Examples :

• Tom is a boy.
  Jack is a boy.
  Tom and Jack are boys. (Joining two words)
• Amit is ahort.
  Krish is tall.
  Amit is short but Krish is tall. (Joining two sentences)
• Would you like hot tea?
  Would you like cold coffee?
  Would you like hot tea or cold coffee? (Joining two groups of words)

Conjunctions	Purpose	Examples
and	to join two nouns, verbs or adjectives	I ate an apple and an orange. I can read and write.
and	to join two sentences	I painted the fence. My sister painted the pots. I painted the fence and my sister painted the pots.
and	to join two sentences into one shorter sentence	Betty bought some butter. Betty bought a loaf of bread. Betty bought some butter and a loaf of bread.
but	to show there is difference	I like apples. My sister likes oranges. I like apples but my sister likes oranges.
but	when something unexpected happens	Betty bought some butter but it was stale.
or	for a choice	Hurry up. You will be late Hurry up or you will be late. Do you want water? Do you want lemon juice? Do you want water or lemon juice?
because	when there is a reason	The match was cancelled. It started raining. The match was cancelled because it started raining.
so	to give a reason	It was hot. We took off our coats. It was hot so we took off our coats.
though	for opposite feelings and actions	I was tired. I finished the race. Though I was tired, I finished the race.