This document discusses different types of conjunctions in English and provides examples of how to use each conjunction. It defines conjunctions as words that join two nouns, two verbs, two sentences or clauses. Some common conjunctions discussed include and, but, though, yet, although, so, as, therefore, because, since, if, until, unless, still, even, also, while, who, where, when, which, either-or, neither-nor, so...that, hardly...when, no sooner...than, instead of, inspite of, despite, and nevertheless. The document encourages practicing rewriting sentences using different conjunctions and provides the contact information for spoken English classes.

1. Conjunctions

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5. What are conjunctions?
They join
• two nouns
• two sentences

6. and, but, though…yet, although
• He is sick. He rides cycle.
He is sick and he rides cycle
He is sick but he rides cycle
Though he is sick yet he rides cycle
Although he is sick, he rides cycle.

7. so, as, therefore, because, since
• He is poor. He must work hard.
He is poor so he must work hard
As he is poor, he must work hard
He is poor therefore he must work hard
Because he is poor, he must work hard
Since he is poor, he must work hard

8. If - Conditions
I will give chocolate. You do the homework
• I will give you the chocolate if you do the
homework
• I will work for you if you pay me more

9. until
It is about a particular time
• I will give you. Let father come back.
• I will not give you until father comes back.
• Wait here. I will come back
• You wait here until I come back

10. unless
• It is about a condition just like “if”
• I will not give you. You must stop.
• I will not give you this unless you stop.
If you stop I will give you this.
I will not allow you to go. You must finish this.
I will not allow you to go unless you finish this.
If you finish this, I will let you go.

11. still
• I don’t like him. He loves me.
• I don’t like him, still he loves me
• I don’t exercise everyday. I am strong
• I don’t exercise everyday still I am strong
• I don’t pray everyday. God loves me
• I don’t pray everyday, still God loves me.

12. even - also
• I am strong. My brother is strong
• Even my brother is strong.
• They are poor. Their neighbors are poor
• Even their neighbors are poor
• Also, my brother is strong
• Also, their neighbors are poor

13. while
• I was painting. The Phone rang.
• While I was painting, the phone rang.
• The phone was ringing while I was painting

14. who
• The man is my neighbor. He came yesterday
• The man who came yesterday is my
neighbor
• The teacher teaches Maths. She lives in my
neighborhood.
• The teaches who lives in my neighborhood
teaches Maths.

15. where
• I went to the garden yesterday. It had lots of
flowers
• I went to the garden where it had lots of
flowers
• I went to a temple. Many people come to
that temple.
• I went to a temple where many people come

16. when
Yesterday I came home. It was raining then.
Yesterday when it rained, I came home.
Yesterday my father came home. I went to
market at that time.
Yesterday when my father came, I went to
market at that time.

17. which
• The wore my red dress. The red dress is the
most favorite of all.
• I wore my red dress which is the most
favorite of all.

18. either-or
• You will go. I will go
• Either you go or I will go.
• Watch TV or eat your lunch
• Either watch TV or eat you lunch

19. neither-nor
• I am not good. I am not perfect
I am neither good nor perfect
Neither I am good nor perfect
• He doesn’t know how to open it. He doesn't
know how to use it.
• Neither he knows how to open it nor how to
use it

20. so...that
He very intelligent. He does his homework
in under 30 minutes.
He is so intelligent that he does his
homework in under 30 minutes

21. hardly....when
• I came home. My father just reached too.
• Hardly I came home when my father
reached. (no need of too)
• I started to go out. It started raining
immediately.
• Hardly I started to go out when it started
raining.

22. no sooner.....than
• I started to go out. It started raining
immediately.
• It started raining no sooner than I started to
go out
• I came home. My father just reached too.
• My father reached home no sooner than I
reached home.

23. instead of
• He took red ball. He should have of taken
blue ball.
• Instead of taking blue ball, he took the red
ball.
• He went to playground. He should have gone
to college
• Instead of going to college, he went to
playground.

24. inspite of
• His mother warned him. He went to play
cricket.
• Inspite of his mother warning him, he went to
play cricket.
• It rained heavily. He went to office.
• Inspite of it raining heavily, he went the office
• Inspite of heavy rains, he went to the office

25. despite
• His mother warned him. He went to play
cricket.
• Despite his mother warning him, he went to
play cricket.
• It rained heavily. He went to office.
• Despite it raining heavily, he went the office
• Despite heavy rains, he went to the office

26. nevertheless
• There were four of them. He was alone. He
fought them still.
• There were four of them, nevertheless he
fought them
• Situations became very tough. He faced
them.
• The situations became very tough,
nevertheless he faced them

28. Homework
• Practice by rewriting the same sentences
• Also, write two examples for each
conjunction

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