Conjunction for Class 3

What are Conjunctions?

Conjunctions are words that join or connect two or more words, phrases, or sentences to indicate how they are related. They help to provide information about the relationship between the different parts of a sentence.
And, but, because, or, if, etc are some common examples of conjunctions.

For a better understanding, look at the following examples given below:

1. Ron ate pen cakes and cookies in breakfast.
2. I want to go shopping but it's raining.
3. Would you like pizza or pasta for dinner?
4. She is getting late for the office tomorrow, so we should go to bed early.
5. She will call you when she gets home from school.

Uses of Conjunctions

1. And

“And” is used to connect words or phrases that are related and add more information to the sentence. For example: I like to read books and comics.

2. But

“But” is used to connect words or phrases that show a contrast or a difference in a sentence. For example: She wanted to go to the park but it started raining.

3. Or

“Or” is used to give choices or alternatives in the sentence. For example: Would you like to have coffee or tea?

4. Because

“Because” is used to show the reason why something happened in the sentence. For example: He was late for school because his alarm didn't go off.

5. So

“So” is used to show the consequence of something in the sentence. For example: She studied hard, so she got an A on her test.

Types of Conjunctions

There are 3 types of Conjunctions as follows:

Let’s discuss them in detail:

1. Coordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions are used to join words, phrases, or independent clauses of equal importance. There are seven common coordinating conjunctions and can be remember by using the acronym "FANBOYS," which stands for: For, And, Neither, But, Or, Yes and So.

Let's understand it through an example:

→ She likes ice cream and cake.
Here “and” adds an object to the sentence to give equal importance.

Examples:

→ He is tall but she is short.
→ You can have a pizza or a pasta "for the lunch".

2. Subordinating Conjunctions

Subordinating conjunctions are used to join an independent clause and a dependent clause, making one clause less important than the other. Some commonly used subordinate conjunctions as follows:

Let's understand it through an example:

→ He stayed home because it was raining.
Here “because” shows effect by explaining a cause to the sentence. “Stayed home” is an independent clause and the addition of “raining” makes it a dependent clause.

Examples:

→ He will go shopping if it stops raining.
→ They eat dinner before the Sun sets.

3. Correlative Conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions are “word pairs pairis ngs” with “pair of conjunctions” that work together to connect sentence parts. Some commonly used coorelative conjunctions as follows: 

Let's understand it through an example:

→ You can have either pizza or pasta.
Here “either”, “or” shows a choice to the sentence.

Examples:

→ Neither the cat nor the dog is in the house.
→ Both males and females are working in this firm.