This document discusses different types of conjunctions in English grammar. It explains that conjunctions are words that connect parts of a sentence. There are three basic types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions connect two independent clauses, subordinating conjunctions connect a dependent clause to the rest of the sentence, and correlative conjunctions always travel in pairs and join equal parts of a sentence. Coordinating conjunctions include FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Subordinating conjunctions include because, as, since, so, although, though, whereas, while, after. Correlative conjunctions travel in pairs and include both...and, not only...but also, not

1. Conjunctions
and
Connectives
Course: Diploma
Semester: II
Unit 1

2. and
but
because
when
which
withif
therefore
however
furthermore
additionally
later
earlier

3. • A conjunction is a joiner, a word that connects
parts of a sentence.
• There are three basic types of conjunctions.
– coordinating conjunctions used to connect two
independent clauses,
– subordinating conjunctions used to connect the
dependent clause and the rest of the sentence,
and
– correlative conjunctions which always travel in
pairs, and join sentence parts that should be
treated as equal.

4. • Coordinating conjunctions join single words, or they
may join groups of words,
• They always join similar elements:
• e.g. subject + subject,
• verb phrase+verb phrase,
• sentence+sentence.
• The seven coordinating conjunctions in English
are:FANBOYS
• FOR
• AND
• NOR
• BUT
• OR
• YET
• SO
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5. EASY REMINDER
• An easy way to remember these six
conjunctions is to think of the word FANBOYS.
Each of the letters in this somewhat unlikely
word is the first letter of one of the
coordinating conjunctions.
• Among the coordinating conjunctions, the
most common, of course, are AND, BUT and
OR.

6. •A subordinating conjunction is a word
which joins together a dependent clause and
an independent clause.
•Common subordinating conjunctions:
BECAUSE, AS, SINCE, SO,
ALTHOUGH, (even) THOUGH,
WHEREAS,WHILE, AFTER
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7. Exercises
1. He was not able to attend the function because of an urgent
meeting at the eleventh hour.
2. Complete your homework in time so that you can get free
before the party tomorrow.
3. Please listen to me otherwise you might end up paying a
heavy price for your stupidity.
4. The cricket match will not resume unless the rain stops.
5. We may be able to win tomorrow, if we can craft a strategy
against their spin bowlers.
6. Each speaker would be allotted a time of ten minutes, so
everyone is requested to design their presentations
accordingly.

8. • Some conjunctions
combine with other
words to form what are
called correlative
conjunctions. They
always travel in pairs,
joining sentence parts
that should be treated
as equal.
Common CorrelativeCommon Correlative
Conjunctions:Conjunctions:
both . . . andboth . . . and
not only . . . but alsonot only . . . but also
not . . . butnot . . . but
either . . . oreither . . . or
neither . . . norneither . . . nor
whether . . . orwhether . . . or
as . . . asas . . . as
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9. Examples of Correlative Conjunctions
• She is both intelligent and sharp.
• I will either go for a bike ride or go for
swimming in the lake
• Jerry is neither good at French nor English.
• He is not only clever, but also very
fashionable.
• Would you rather go skiing or spend the day
relaxing at the beach?

10. References and Bibliography
1. www.turtlediary.com
2. www.turtlediary.com
3. www.slideshare.net