Conjunctions 1

What is a Conjunction?

In the simplest of terms a conjunction is a connecting word. Look at the sentence below:

My friend decided to migrate to Australia, because, there are more opportunities in that country.

The word ‘because’ is a conjunction. Here it links the action (going to Australia) to the reason (more opportunities).

Sample Question

Q.The teacher punished the students because they were talking _________ he was teaching the class.

(A) until
(B) till
(C) even if
(D) while

Answer

(D) while - from the sentence structure, you should be able to understand the relation between the two clauses and use the right conjunction.

How Does it Help Me?

In writing, speaking, reading, and listening, Conjunctions tell the how two or more pieces of information are related to one another. Though using and understanding conjunctions are both important overuse will kill your writing.

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