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CONJUNCTIONS

A connecting word is called conjunction.


It connects Two sentences, Clauses, Phrases or words
Etc.
Example- and/ or/ but/ because/ since

God made man and man made machines


Ram Rahim was guilty, so he was punished.
She said that she would play guitar
Find the connector and conjunction:
1. This is the dog that bit my sister.
2. This is the time when he comes here.
3. Take it and go back.
Note 1- Relative Pronoun and Relative Adverb also act
as connectors. Apart from connecting or relating they
Also refer their antecedents. But conjunctions only act
as connectors.

This is the dog that bit my sister.


This is the time when he comes here.
Take it, and go back.
✔ x
Although/though…….Yet/ but
❑ Although/though he is well off yet he is
greedy.
❑ Although/ though he worked hard yet he did
not succeed.
Test Yourself
❑ Although I am not (a)/ so rich as you are (b)/
but I have the ability to donate (c)/ more
money than you can (d)/ No error(e)
Test Yourself
❑ Although Saumya was responsible for the
accident, nobody blamed her.
A. Yet nobody blamed her
B. Still nobody blamed her
C. Nevertheless nobody blamed her
D. No error
NEXT TYPE
If ________ Then
Then is used after if not than.

If he comes late then he will miss the train.

Comma can be used instead of then if the sentence


starts with ‘If’

If she makes a promise, she keeps it.


NEXT TYPE
Hardly-------When/ Before
Scarcely-----------When/ before
When or before is used after hardly or scarcely
Then- x
Than – x
That- x
Hardly had she opened the door when/before two
strangers entered the house.
Scarcely had he come out of the car when/before a bomb
exploded.
NEXT TYPE
No sooner … Than

No sooner did she finish cooking when some guests


arrived.
No sooner had students finished writing introduction
when they were asked to write the rules.
As-----As( positive and negative both)
So-----As (mostly negative sentence)

Mohini is as beautiful as you say.


Mohini’s younger sister is not as beautiful as Mohini.
Dolly is not so intelligent as you.
NEXT TYPE
Note- Supposing or If both cannot be used
together.
Either use “supposing” or “If”
Test yourself
❑ Supposing if a number of ghosts meet us in
the forest, will be able to get rid of them
easily without that magical wand?
Test yourself
❑ Supposing If you become a teacher in next
few months, what will you do next?
Lest…….Should (negative tone)
Note- we cannot use “not” with this structure.

❑ Work hard, lest you would not fail. X

❑ Run fast, lest you may not miss the train. X


Test yourself
❑ A mother said to her children, “walk carefully,
lest you may fall down or hurt yourself.”
Test yourself
❑ Make haste lest you should not miss the train.
Test yourself
❑ You should not be so quick in giving advice,
lest you will be perceived as interfering in
others’ affairs.
NEXT TYPE
Doutbful---------------If/ whether ( affirmative )
Doubtful-------------- That ( interrogative / negative )

If/whether is used after doubtful When the sentence is


affirmative.

She is doubtful if/whether her father will allow her to go.

It is doubtful if/whether she will invite us.


Test yourself
❑ Their directors doubt that the new machinery
is really necessary.
Test yourself
❑ Her father was doubtful that one of his
colleagues was involved in this shameful
embezzlement.
Test yourself
❑ Economists doubt if interest rates will fall in
the near future or not.
x x x
Because, since, as…..So, therefore, thus

❑ Because he came late, therefore he failed. X

❑ Because he came late, he failed. ✔


Test yourself
❑ Because he has been bed ridden for more
than two months, therefore you must not
force him to do much work now.
Test yourself
❑ As everyone already knows each other,
therefore there’s no need for introductions,
we’ll get straight into the business of the
meeting.
Test yourself
❑ Because he has been very good and
supportive to all of us during the period of
struggle and strife, so we must help him
always.
Test yourself
❑ Since everything can be done from home with
computers and telephones, so there’s no need
to dress up for work anymore.
NEXT TYPE
❑ Either………or
❑ Neither……or
❑ Not only…..but also
❑ Both…….And
Note- These are co-relative conjunctions, they
connect same type of words.
Test yourself
❑ He is both a writer as well as teacher.
Test yourself
❑ We had not only helped them with money but
also with new machinery and raw material.
Test yourself
❑ Not only did he criticize the party’s policies
but also the leader’s personal matters.
Test yourself
❑ In the fall, either Philip will start classes at the
community college as his mother wishes or
join the Navy, his father’s hope.
Test yourself
❑ Most of the popular tele-serials (a)/ are not
only illogical (b)/ in their story line (c)/ but
also crude in their presentation. (d)/ No error
(e)
Test yourself
❑ Money not only satisfies (a)/ the basic
physiological needs (b)/ but also the (c)/
higher psychological needs.(d)/ No error (e)
Test yourself
❑ The films were both enjoyable to watch and
to discuss.
NEXT TYPE
❑ Seldom or never

❑ Seldom if ever
Test yourself
❑ Language policies for education are highly
charged political issues and seldom or ever
decided on educational grounds alone.
Test yourself
❑ Seldom if never there was any training or
instructions in such tactics for either the tank
crews or the infantry formations.
Test yourself
❑ These goods are made for export and seldom
if ever sold in the country.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Seldom or/ ever have I turned/ a beggar away
without/ giving him some alms. / No error.
2. The officer was doubtful/ if some of the clerks/
of his office were/ involved in bribery. / No Error
3. Neither the doctor/ nor his assistants / were
asleep when/ the phone rang up. / No Error
4. Because he has/ been ill for a month/ so he
does not / come to the office. / No error
5. You must either / inform the police / else be
prepared/ to suffer any loss. / No Error
6. As soon as the peon / rings the first bell, then
all/ the students assemble / on the ground for
prayer. / No Error
7. He not only comes / here for shopping but also
for/ having a glimpse of / the extremely beautiful
sales girl. / No Error
8. Hardly had he / come out of the bus / then the
bomb exploded / and shattered the bus into
pieces. / No Error
9. Scarcely had he bought / the ticket when the
guard / showed the flag and/ the train started. /
No Error
10. I don’t know / if any of the members / of the
party is conspiring / against the president or not.
/ No Error
11. Many of the founding fathers / of our
constitution are / so reverend as Ambedkar / if
not more. / No Error
12. This is not such / a major problem / which
cannot be solved / with a little effort. / No Error
13. This is perhaps / the same dog which / bit her
while she was returning / from market. / No error
14. He asked me / that why I was / not preparing
for the / civil service examination. / No Error
15. Both Hari / as well as his wife / are
determined to bring / about some changes in the
plan. / No error
16.As he is / a perfectionist, / so he always insists
/ on regular practice. / No error
17. Although these rooms / are in need of repair,
/ but the owner does not take/ any notice of their
condition. / No Error
18. The teacher asked / the students to go to /
market and buy some fruit / as apples, oranges,
guavas, etc. / No error
19. He suggested to me/ that I should / do all the
work as / quickly like him. / No Error
20. He was so clever / that everybody’s attempt /
to misguide him / proved to be futile. / No Error
21. No Sooner did / he find out any solution / to
the problem when / another problem appeared. /
No error
22. Not only has he built / a hospital for the poor
/ but also he has built an / orphanage for
orphans. / No error
23. The robbers had / hardly put the ornaments /
in his bag than / the housewife woke up. / No
Error
24. Scarcely had he / gone a few steps / that he
was told by someone / that his mother was no
more. / No Error
25. Scarcely had I / walked out of my house /
when I saw my / friend coming towards me. / No
Error
26. Mrs. Sen told me that though / her son had worked
hard but / he failed to make / any mark in the last
examination. / No Error
27. Hardly had the speaker / finished speaking, then /
the lights went out and / there was an uproar in the hall.
/ No Error
28. Dr. Sinha was not only / sympathetic to the rich /
patients but also / to the poor ones. / No Error
29. He has lots / of money and / he dare not start / a
factory. / No Error
30. The newsman was doubtful / that the man who had
been run over / by some vehicles had lain / there for
more than one day. / No Error
THANK YOU

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