3rd Class English Conjunctions Introduction

     Introduction

A conjunction is a word that is used to join two sentences. A conjunction is also called a joining word.  

•  Steve and Smith are friends.
•  This book and that book are same.
•  The elephant is big but the mouse is small.
•  James cannot sit because the chair is dirty.  

     Analysis

•  In the first sentence the word and is joining two words Steve and Smith.
•  In the second sentence the word and is joining two words this book and that book.
•  The third sentence the word but is joining two sentences the elephant is big and the mouse is small.
•  In the fourth sentence the word because is joining two sentences James cannot sit and the chair is dirty.
•  In this way the word and, but and because are joining two words or two sentences. These words are called Conjunctions.