A Conjunction is a word that joins words and sentences together. Conjunctions are also called Linkers or Connectors. There are mainly three types of conjunctions. Coordinate Conjunctions, Subordinate Conjunctions and Correlative Conjunctions. Definitions of three types of conjunctions with examples of each type.
Cumulative or Copulative Coordinate Conjunctions
By these Conjunctions one statement or fact is simply added to another.
Alternative or Disjunctive Coordinate Conjunctions
By these Conjunctions an alternative or choice offered between one statement or the other.
Adversative Coordinate Conjunctions
These Conjunctions express opposition or contrast between two statements.
The examples for the uses of Time – when, after, as soon as, while, till, until, as long as, before, etc., as a Subordinate Conjunction are given below.
Subordinate Conjunctions Examples
The examples for the uses of Cause or Reason- because, since, as, for, that etc., as a Subordinate Conjunction are given below.
Certain Conjunctions are often used in pairs. These are called Correlative Conjunctions.
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