English Grammar, First Year Classes & Topics

Use of Conjunctions.

Or  :  (shows an alternative to the existing)

Yet  :He wants to be a football player but does not practice. (shows thecontrast)  an expectation.

But  :He is rich but he is not happy. (shows the contrast) a fact.

So  : It was cold so I turned on theheater.(shows a result or consequence of an event)

Correlative Conjunctions: It isused to make connections and to provide equal importance                                         and link two similar items ina  sentence.

Either…or   : Used to join equal elements in a sentence.

Neither …nor   : Used to negate each of the two things. Orthe two options are invalid.

Not only… but also  : Used to simultaneously emphasize two wordsor phrases.

Whether…or  : Used to express doubts or choice between two possibilities.

As…as  : Used to link similar elements.


Subordinating Conjunctions: It isused to unite ideas in a complex sentence and link the

                                            dependent clause.


As soon as  : Used to show that something happens immediately.

Unless  : Used to say what will happen if something else does not happen.

Because  : Used to give reasons.