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📚 CONJUNCTIONS | Parts of Speech Made Easy
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In this video, you will learn the basics of CONJUNCTIONS in the easiest and most interesting way. This lesson is specially designed for beginners and school students who want to improve their English grammar confidently.
✨ In this lesson, you will learn:
✔ What are conjunctions?
✔ Coordinating Conjunctions
✔ Subordinating Conjunctions
✔ Correlative Conjunctions
✔ Easy rules with examples
✔ Daily-use sentence practice
📘 Examples Included:
👉 and, but, or
👉 because, although, while
👉 either…or, neither…nor
🎯 Perfect for:
✅ School students
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Good morning students. So we have
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already covered various parts of the
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speech. Today the next parts of the
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speech that I'm going to explain you is
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conjunctions. So first of all let's
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check what are the various lesson
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objectives that I'm going to cover
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during this video.
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So, I'm going to explain you the
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functions of conjunctions, identify
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different types of conjunctions,
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determine how conjunctions function in
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specific sentences, and use conjunctions
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correctly in our own writing. So, first
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of all, I'm going to explain you what a
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conjunction is. A conjunction is a word
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that joins words, phrases, and clauses.
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Conjunctions ensure that sentences are
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smooth and coherent.
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There are mainly three categories of
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conjunctions which I'm going to explain
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in the coming slides. They are
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coordinating conjunctions, subordinating
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conjunctions and correlative
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conjunctions.
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But before we jump to the type of
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conjunctions, let's see how conjunctions
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help us to join the words. For example,
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if I say there are two people Rimple and
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Pra. So if I have to connect them, I'm
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using the word and. Rimple and Pra are
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going to market. So here and is a
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conjunction.
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Let's take another example. Rimple is
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going to market because she needs to buy
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some grocery. So here there are two
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parts in a sentence. Rimple is going to
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the market. She needs to buy the
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grocery. I have connected these two
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parts with the help of a word because
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and here because is a conjunction.
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So now first thing which I'm going to
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explain you are the coordinating
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conjunctions. Let's understand what are
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coordinating conjunctions. Coordinating
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conjunctions help us to join equal parts
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of a sentence. In simple words,
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coordinating conjunctions help us to
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join two independent sentences.
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Now your question might be what is an
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independent sentence? Independent
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sentence means a sentence which can be
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written alone. It makes a complete
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meaning in itself. For example, Rimple
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is a good girl. Ram is going to the
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market.
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So now the coordinating conjunctions
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which are mainly used to join two
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sentences
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follow an acronym. It is very easy to
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remember these coordinating conjunctions
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using an acronym. Fan boys.
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Here the f stands for for a and n nor b
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but o or o or y yet s. So so there are
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total 1 2 3 4 5 6 seven coordinating
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conjunctions.
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So when a coordinating conjunction is
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used to join two independent clauses, a
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comma is always used before the
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conjunction. Remember it. If you are not
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going to use the comma, it is going to
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be a grammatical error. Check the
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examples. I love movies and popcorn. So
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here movies and popcorn are joined with
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and
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it was getting dark so I went inside. It
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was getting dark is one independent
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clause. I went inside is another
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independent clause. And I have joined
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them using a conjunction so. And there
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is a comma before saw. Let's see one
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more example. I was tired but I finished
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my homework. I was tired is one
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independent part. I finished my homework
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is another independent part and I have
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joined the two clauses with the help of
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a conjunction using but and I have used
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a comma before it.
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Now the next slide I have explained the
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functions of the coordinating
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conjunctions. Usually students find it
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difficult you know to understand where
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to use which coordinating conjunction,
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where to use for, where to use and.
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Let's understand the function of each
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coordinating conjunction properly and
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use them in the sentences. The first
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coordinating conjunction that comes is
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for. What is for used for? For is always
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used whenever you have to give a reason
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or you have to give a purpose. Check
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this sentence. He left early for he was
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feeling sick. So here in case of
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coordinating conjunctions for is being
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used in the form of because. Because is
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used to give a reason but we can't use
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it as a coordinating conjunction. So
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here for is used when we have to explain
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a reason. He left early,
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for he was sick because he was sick.
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Next is and. And and you have to always
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use when you have to add one thing to
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the another.
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Let's see the example. The sun rose and
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the birds chirped. So these are two
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sentences which I have just joined with
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one another. The sun rose, and the birds
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chirped.
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Next comes nor.
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Nor is a coordinating conjunction that
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you're going to use when you have to
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showcase a negative idea.
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Check the example. I cannot sing nor can
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I dance. So here when you have to tell
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that you can neither sing nor dance. But
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when we have to use it as a coordinating
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conjunction, I have used nor. I cannot
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sing, nor can I dance. Full stop.
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Next comes but. But is always used when
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you have to join two opposite things.
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When you have to show a contrast.
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Check the example. The lizard is small
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but it is fast. So I'm saying that the
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lizard is small in size but still it
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fast. It runs fast. So here I have used
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the coordinating conjunction but.
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Next is or. Or we always know is always
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used when we have to just give a choice
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when you have to indicate an
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alternative.
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She can cook or she can order takeout.
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Yet mostly students get confused with
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yet. Yet is also used like but it is
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used to show a contrast or an exception.
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See the example. They played well
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yet they lost the game.
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So here yet is used in place of for B.
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And last coordinating conjunction is so.
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So
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it is mainly used when you have to show
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a result or you have to show an effect.
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It started to rain so I stayed inside.
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So see so is is
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I hope I have made you understand each
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and every coordinating conjunction.
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Let's move on to the next slide now.
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Okay. So here the coordinating
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conjunctions I have given and I have
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given some examples. Let's try to fit in
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the words and let's see how well you are
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able to fit in the right words. The
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first question is I wanted to go to park
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dash it started to rain
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what we use but
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see the next example. You can finish
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your homework now dash you can do it
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after practice
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homework
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practice
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to I'm giving a choice. So whenever a
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choice has to be given we always use or
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check the third question every does not
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like spaghetti dash she does enjoy
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lasagna. So here we are giving a
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negative thing that she neither likes
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this nor that. So here clearcut the
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conjunction which will come is nor.
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See the fourth example he studied
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nightly for the test dash he earned the
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highest grade.
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I told you
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the effect we use the conjunction so.
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Check the last question. The cat louned
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on the window sill dashed the dog slept
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on the couch. We are talking about two
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different things and we have to connect
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them. So directly the conjunction which
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is going to come here is at. Let's check
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the answers. I hope our answer should be
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all correct. First is I wanted to go to
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the park but it started today. Yes, you
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can finish your work now or you can do
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it after practice. Perfect. Every does
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not like spaghetti nor does she enjoy
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lasagna. Yes, we used nor only. He
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studied nightly for the test so he
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earned the highest grade. Yes, we have
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to tell the effect of working hard. So
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we have given the conjunction so and
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last the cat louned on the windows sill
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dash the dog slept on the couch. We are
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connecting two different things with
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each other. We are adding two things two
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informations. So directly we use the
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conjunction and. So see I've tried to
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explain you coordinating conjunctions
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very well using the examples. I hope
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everything should be clear to you now.
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Now the next type of conjunctions which
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I'm going to explain you are the
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subordinating conjunctions.
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What are subordinating conjunctions?
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Subordinating conjunctions help us to
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join a dependent clause with an
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independent clause.
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They create a relationship between the
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ideas such as time, cause and effect,
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contrast and condition. Mostly these
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conjunctions they begin a sentence or
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join clauses in the middle of the
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sentence. I'll explain you how to do
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that. Let's see some examples first.
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Before the movie began, we stopped to
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get popcorn and candy. So here if you
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see before the movie began, this is a
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dependent part and here the conjunction
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we have attached is in the front. So
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whenever we are going to start a
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sentence with a dependent clause, we
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always use a comma and then we put
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independent clause after it. See the
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next sentence, we stayed inside because
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it was snowing. So here I'm giving a
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reason but I'm using the subordinating
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conjunction in the middle. So now there
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is no need to put comma. So whenever we
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start a dependent clause and put
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independent clause after it, we are
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going to use a comma after the dependent
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clause. But when we are going to use the
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subordinating conjunction in the middle
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of the independent clause and the
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dependent clause, then we are not going
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to put a comma. Remember it. It is an
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important point. See the third sentence,
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though the sun was shining. Now here the
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dependent clause is coming in the front.
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We are starting the sentence with a
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conjunction. We have put a comma. We
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stayed inside to play a board game. In
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final sentence, I can bake cookies
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tomorrow unless I am out of flour. So
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here I've used unless in the middle. So
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there is no need to put a comma. Check
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the next slide. Now in the next slide I
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have given you various types of
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subordinating conjunctions that we can
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use on the basis of the function. If we
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have to tell in respect to the time then
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we can use the conjunctions like after,
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before, whenever, while, once, until,
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when. When we have to tell about a cause
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and effect, then we use the conjunctions
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like because, since, so that, as, now
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that, in order to. If we had to show the
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contrast then the subordinating
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conjunctions that can be used are
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although, even though, though, whereas,
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rather than, while. And finally, if we
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have to show a condition, then the
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conjunctions which are used are even,
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if, if, unless, in case, provided that,
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as long as, and whether.
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Although I have shown you a list of
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conjunctions you know which we can use
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the subordinary conjunctions which we
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can use to join the independent clause
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with the dependent clause. But there is
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no need to memorize all of these
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subordinating conjunctions. I'm just
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going to tell you one acronym to
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memorize these subordinating
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conjunctions in a tricky manner. And I'm
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going to tell you some important
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conjunctions which are used mostly while
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joining the independent clause with the
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dependent clause or while making complex
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sentences. Okay. So whenever we are
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using a subordinating conjunction the
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type of sentences which we are making
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are your complex sentences. So the
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acronym is I saw a wub.
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See I have given the complete list of
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words the conjunctions which are used as
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subordinating conjunctions. I stands for
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if S since A although W when I saw next
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is again A stands for after and last is
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above. W is while. A is as, B is
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because, U is until, and B is because.
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Now let's try to see some sentences
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which we can make using these
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subordinating conjunctions. And while
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making these sentences, I have used all
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these conjunctions in the start. I have
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not used them in the middle. We can make
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sentences by using these conjunctions in
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the middle as well. Check the sentences.
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If if you study a hard you will pass
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because the dependent clause is in the
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front. I have put comma after every
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dependent clause. Since since it was
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raining,
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we stayed inside.
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Although Although he was tired, he
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continued working.
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When when the bell rang, the students
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left. After after dinner we went for a
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walk. While while I was reading my
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brother was sleeping
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as as the sun rose the sky turned orange
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before.
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Finish your work before you leave. Here
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I have used this subordinating
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conjunction in the middle and see I have
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not put a comma. I've just made this
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sentence so that you can understand
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where the comma is coming, where the
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comma is not coming. Next subordinating
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conjunction is until. Here again until I
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have used in the middle. Wait here until
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I return. And finally because she smiled
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because she was happy.
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So see we have used all of the
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subordinating conjunctions and I have
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made sentences for you. so that you can
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pretty well understand how to use each
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of the conjunction. Okay, let's try some
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three four sentences in the form of a
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test to understand whether we can insert
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correct subordinating conjunction or
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not. Try the first one.
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He kept his eyes closed. Dash the
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magician finished the trick.
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is showing us the time. So here the
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conjunction which can fit the best is
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until he kept his eyes closed until the
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magician finished the trick. Check the
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next question. Dash the bell rang. The
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students lined up quietly.
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Bell rang
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quietly. Line up. After the bell rang,
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the students lined up quietly.
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See the third one. We waited at the gate
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dashed the train arrived. We waited at
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the gate while the train arrived.
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Or we can use one more conjunction here.
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Two words can come. We waited at the
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gate until the train arrived. Both can
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fit here. Last is dash. She finished a
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sandwich. She grabbed an apple from the
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bowl. When she finished the sandwich,
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she grabbed an apple from the bowl.
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Let's check the answers.
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We used until after. Yes. In third, I
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told you while can also come. Until can
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also come. And finally, in the fourth, I
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used when. So, I hope I have made you
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understand all the subordinating
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conjunctions. Try to make some sentences
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using the chronym I saw a wobbuff.
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Now the third type of conjunctions which
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I'm going to make you understand are the
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correlative conjunctions. What are
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correlative conjunctions? Correlative
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conjunctions are pair of words that join
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equal parts of a sentence whether it's
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noun, verb, phrases or clauses. Their
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purpose is to balance and emphasize
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relationships among ideas in a sentence.
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There are correlative conjunctions and
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always remember we always use them in
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pairs. We don't use a single conjunction
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when we have to use correlative
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conjunctions. Mostly correlative
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conjunctions the peers which are used
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are either or, neither, nor, not only,
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but also, both and, whether or, and,
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as so. See the examples. We can either
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take a walk in the park or swim at the
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lake. Neither the peppers nor the
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cucumbers sprouted. The puppy is not
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only housetrained but also very smart.
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So see I have used the correlative
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conjunctions and they are used in pairs
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either or neither nor, not only but
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also. Now move on to the next slide and
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let's understand how these correlative
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pairs are used. What is the function of
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each of the pair? The first pair is
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either or. We always use either and or
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whenever we have to give two choices or
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two possibilities. I'll show you the
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examples in the next slide. Next is
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neither nor. Neither and nor. Both are
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used when you have to show negatives of
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the two option. You have to negate the
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two options or the two ideas. I neither
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like this nor this. Next is not only but
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also. This pair is always used when you
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have to connect the two related ideas
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with each other.
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But and they are used when you have to
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link two items that are simultaneously
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true. We'll check the examples. Don't
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worry. Whether or again it is used to
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show a choice or a doubt like either or
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that we also use to give the options.
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And last is just as so. It links similar
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situations or ideas. Let's try to make
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some sentences now.
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First is either or when we have to give
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a choice. She will either bake cookies
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or make a cake for the party. Next is
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both and when you have to connect the
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two things. He is both talented and
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hardworking.
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Third is not only but also. I will not
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only clean my room but also I'll do the
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laundry.
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Fourth is whether or when you are giving
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a choice. She will visit the zoo whether
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it rains or the sunshines
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and last is neither nor. It negates the
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two choices. I will travel neither by
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train nor by car. So these are the
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correlative conjunctions which are
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always and always used in. So this is
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all for the day. I've explained you all
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the three types of conjunctions starting
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with the coordinating which help us to
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make compound sentences because the
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coordinating conjunctions connect two
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independent sentences with each other or
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words or phrases with each other. Next
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we did were the subordinating
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conjunctions. They help us to make
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complex sentences as we join a
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independent clause with a dependent
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clause. And third are the correlative
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conjunctions which we always use in
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pairs and I told you variety of pairs
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that are used to make the complex
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sentences. So that's all for today.
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Thank you so much. Please stay
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