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15. The Conjunction

A conjunction is a joining word that joins words, phrases or sentences together.

Some examples of conjunctions are as follows :

1. I love chocolate and ice-cream.

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2. What will you have tea coffee?

3. Shruti is tall but Saumya is short.

4. Try and try until you succeed.

5. They are happy though they are poor.

In sentence ( ), ‘and ’ joins two words ‘chocolate’ and ‘ice-cream’.
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In sentence ( ), ‘ ’ joins two words ‘tea’ and ‘coffee’. In sentence (3) , ‘but ’ joins two
sentences ‘Shruti is tall’ and ‘Samya is short’. In sentence (4) , ‘until ’ joins two
sentences ‘try and try’ and ‘you succeed’. In sentence (5) , ‘though ’ joins two

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sentences ‘ hey are happy’ and ‘ hey are poor’.
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This means that the words and , or , but , until and though are joining words. They

are called conjunctions.

Let us understand why we use conjunctions :

And – (i) I like fruits and vegetables.

(ii) Neha and Rekha have gone to Delhi.

But – (i) We played well but lost the match.

(ii) She is eating the food but not drink milk.

Or – (i) Was the girl thin or fat?

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