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Conjuctions

ICSE · Class 8 · English Language: Grammar and Composition

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Key Topics to Revise

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1. Meaning and Basic Use

  • Conjunctions join words, groups of words, or sentences.
  • They are also called linkers or connectors.
  • Their main job is to connect ideas clearly and avoid short, broken sentences.
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2. And, But, Or

  • And joins similar facts or statements.
  • But shows opposition or contrast between two statements.
  • Or shows a choice between two alternatives.
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3. So and Because

  • So shows result.
  • Because shows reason.
  • So tells what happened as a result of something else.
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4. So That, In Order That, Lest

  • So that, in order that, and lest suggest purpose.
  • Purpose means the reason for doing an action.
  • Lest is always followed by should.

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And is used to join similarBut is used to express oppositionOr is used to expressSo shows the result of somethingThese conjunctions show purpose of

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