Today we are going to learn about Conjunctions. Here, I will give a brief explanation and we will learn more tomorrow. Please revise more on this topic

Conjunctions

A conjunction is a word that "joins". A conjunction joins two parts of a sentence.

Here are some example of conjunctions:

Coordinating Conjunctions	Subordinating Conjunctions
and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so	although, because, since, unless

We can consider conjunctions from three aspects.

Form

Conjunctions have three basic forms:

• Single Word
  for example: and, but, because, although
  
  
• Compound (often ending with as or that)
  for example: provided that, as long as, in order that
  
  
• Correlative (surrounding an adverb or adjective)
  for example: so...that

Function

Conjunctions have two basic functions or "jobs":

• Coordinating conjunctions are used to join two parts of a sentence that are grammatically equal. The two parts may be single words or clauses, for example:
  - Jack and Jill went up the hill.
  - The water was warm, but I didn't go swimming.
  
  
• Subordinating conjunctions are used to join a subordinate dependent clause to a main clause, for example:
  - I went swimming although it was cold.

Position

• Coordinating conjunctions always come between the words or clauses that they join.
  
  
• Subordinating conjunctions usually come at the beginning of the subordinate clause.

Lets do some exercises on Conjunctions

1	You can come to the meeting ______ you don't say anything.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
2	I'm not leaving ______ I get an apology from you.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
3	I came her ______ you could give me an explanation.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
4	Bob is very tall ______ Bill is very short.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
5	You look ______ you've seen a ghost.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
6	I refuse to pay anything ______ you do the work properly.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
7	I'm going shopping for food this evening ______ I don't have to go at the weekend.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
8	You look ______ you haven't eaten for a week.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
9	I came early ______ I could talk to you privately.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
10	______ I don't think she's perfect for the job, she's certainly better qualified than Steve.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
11	I don't mind if you go out for lunch ______ you're back for the meeting at two.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
12	Are you OK? You look ______ you have a problem.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
13	______ the job is very interesting, it's also very badly paid.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
14	We'll go to the mountains on Saturday ______ it doesn't rain.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
			as if
15	The winters here are very cold ______ the summers are very hot.
			so that
			as long as
			while
			until
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