GE1153 COMPUTER IN DEUCATION

GE1153 COMPUTER IN EDUCATIONCONJUCTIONSENTER ContentsTypes of ConjunctionsTutorialsReferenceCreditsIntroductionA conjunction may be used to indicate the relationship between the ideas expressed in a clause and the ideas expressed in the rest of a sentence. The conjunctions in the following examples are printed in bold type.

e.g. We could go to the library, or we could go to the park. He neither finished his homework nor studied for the test. I went out because the sun was shining. Subordinate ConjunctionsSubordinate clauses may begin with relative pronouns such as that, what, whatever, which, who and whom, as well as with words such as how, when, where, wherever and why. In the following examples, the subordinate clauses are underlined.e.g. The house, which stood on a hill, could be seen for miles. I wonder how he did that.

MORECoordinate ConjunctionsCoordinate conjunctions are used to join two similar grammatical constructions; for instance, two words, two phrases or two clauses.e.g. My friend and I will attend the meeting. Austria is famous for the beauty of its landscape and the hospitality of its people. The sun rose and the birds began to sing.MOREBACK

The most commonly used coordinate conjunctions are and, but and or. In addition, the words nor and yet may be used as coordinate conjunctions. In the following table, each coordinate conjunction is followed by its meaning and an example of its use. Note the use of inverted word order in the clause beginning with nor.MORE