The document provides an overview of conjunctions, explaining their role in connecting words, sentences, and clauses. It categorizes conjunctions into three types: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating, detailing their functions and specific examples. Additionally, it includes homework assignments to reinforce understanding of conjunctions.

1. 16 - Conjunctions

2. Conjunction
It is a word that joins words, sentences, and clauses.
Example:
I want a pen and a notebook. = I want a pen. I want a notebook.
I want a pen. He doesn’t give me any of his pens. = I want a pen, but he
doesn’t give me anyof his pens.

3. Brainstorm?
• And But Or although before after for nor yet so

4. Kinds of Conjunctions
There are three kinds of conjunctions:
1) Coordinating conjunctions: join two similar grammatical structures
2) Correlative conjunctions: join pairs / correlated items
3) Subordinating conjunctions: introduce dependent clauses

5. Coordinating Conjunctions (aka FANBOYS)
They introduce independent clauses.
FANBOYS stands for:
Independent clause, for + independent clause (reason)
- I teach English, for it is my profession.
Independent clause, and + independent clause (adds information)
I teach English, and I enjoy it.
Negative independent clause, nor + auxiliary + s + (v) – (adds negative)
I don’t come on time, nor do my students come on time.
He doesn’t study. He doesn’t work.

6. Independent clause, but + independent clause – (adds opposite information)
I study, but I don’t understand it.
Independent clause, or + independent clause – (gives
choices/options/alternatives)
You do your homework, or I will force you to read newspapers.
Independent clause, yet + independent clause – (adds unexpected result)
I tried for 3 years, yet I did not get it.
Independent clause, so + independent clause – (add a result)
I tried for 3 years, so I got it.

7. Homework
1) Read an article of the newspaper
2) Write 3 sentences for each of the FANBOYS

8. Correlative / Paired Conjunctions
• Both … and …
• Neither … nor …
• Not only … but also …
• Either … or …
They create parallelism. They connect two or more things that are
grammatically functioning alike.

9. • Both … and … + plural verb. (the two parties)
• Both Asad and Ahmad are good people. (The mentioned parties all)
• S + verb + both … and …
• I love both Biryani and Mantu.
• I both play and enjoy football.
• He is both intelligent and hardworking.
• Neither … nor … + verb for the final element (none of the parties
• Neither you nor your brother is intelligent.
• Neither Asad nor his friends are here.
• S + v + neither … nor …
• I hate neither Pakistan nor India.
• I neither study nor rest.
• Not only … but also … + verb for the final element (Also the first and also the second)
• Not only Ahmad but also Zubair is irregular.
• Either … or … + verb for the final element. (one of the parties)
• Either you or she can come.