Conjunctions


PART OF SPEECH: CONJUNCTIONS


Definition / āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž


English: A conjunction is a word used to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences. It helps join ideas and ensures the smooth flow of thoughts in writing and speaking. Conjunctions are essential for constructing complex and meaningful sentences.
Assamese: āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāĻ• āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāύ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϝāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ, āωāĻĒāĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ, āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤ āχ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻžāχ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ⧰ āϧāĻžā§°āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āĻŦāϜāĻžāχ ā§°āĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāĻ• āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Types of Conjunctions / āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāϕ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§°


1. Coordinating Conjunctions / āϏāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāĻ•


These connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical importance.
Ex / āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet
Ex Sentences / āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ:



  • I like tea and coffee. / āĻŽāχ āϚāĻžāĻš āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•āĻĢāĻŋ āĻĒāϚāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āϕ⧰⧋āρāĨ¤

  • He was tired, but he kept working. / āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇āĻ“ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϚāϞāĻžāχ āĻ—’āϞāĨ¤

  • You can stay here, or you can go home. / āφāĻĒ⧁āύāĻŋ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡, āĻŦāĻž āϘ⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ—ā§ˆ āϝāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤


2. Subordinating Conjunctions / āĻ…āϧ⧀āύ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāĻ•


These connect a dependent (subordinate) clause to an independent (main) clause.
Ex / āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: because, although, since, if, while, after, before, until, unless, as, though
Ex Sentences / āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ:



  • She stayed home because it was raining. / āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āϘ⧰āϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

  • I will help you if you ask politely. / āφāĻĒā§‹āύāĻŋ āύāĻŽā§ā§°āĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āϏ⧁āϧāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻŽāχ āφāĻĒā§‹āύāĻžāĻ• āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŽāĨ¤

  • Although he was late, he managed to catch the train. / āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻĻ⧇⧰⧀ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“ ⧰⧇āϞ āϧ⧰āĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āϞāĻžāϞ⧇āĨ¤


3. Correlative Conjunctions / āϝ⧁āĻ—āϞ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāĻ•


These are pairs of conjunctions that work together to connect equal elements in a sentence.
Ex / āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: either...or, neither...nor, both...and, not only...but also, whether...or
Ex Sentences / āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ:



  • Either you apologize, or you face the consequences. / āφāĻĒ⧁āύāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āύ⧇, āύāĻš'āϞ⧇ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€āύ āĻš’āĻŦāĨ¤

  • Not only did she sing beautifully, but also she played the guitar. / āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ•ā§‡ā§ąāϞ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§°āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ—āĻžāύ āĻ—ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāϤ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ—āĻŋāϟāĻžā§°ā§‹ āĻŦāϜāĻžāχāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


Functions of Conjunctions / āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāϕ⧰ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ



  1. Combine ideas to avoid repetition | āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻžāχ āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ ā§°ā§‹āϧ āϕ⧰⧇:
    Ex:



  • Instead of "I went to the market. I went to the park," say, "I went to the market and the park."

  • "āĻŽāχ āĻŦāϜāĻžā§°āϞ⧈ āĻ—ā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧋āĨ¤ āĻŽāχ āωāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāύāϞ⧈ āĻ—ā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧋āĨ¤"ā§° āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻ•’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡ - "āĻŽāχ āĻŦāϜāĻžā§° āφ⧰⧁ āωāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāύāϞ⧈ āĻ—ā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧋āĨ¤"




  1. Clarify relationships between ideas | āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŦā§‹ā§°ā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āϕ⧰⧇:





  • Cause-effect / āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ-āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ­āĻžā§ą → because, so

  • Contrast / āĻŦ⧈āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ¤ā§āϝ → but, although

  • Choice / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ → or, either...or


Tips for Using Conjunctions / āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāĻ• āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āϟāĻŋāĻĒāĻ›




  • Combine short sentences to make smooth and meaningful sentences.




    • Ex / āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Instead of: I was tired. I kept working. Better: I was tired, but I kept working.








  • Use appropriate conjunctions to show relationships clearly.




    • Cause-effect → because, so




    • Contrast → but, although




    • Choice → or, either...or






Conjuction & Their Types : Conjuction Defination / Conjuction - Joining word/ Conjuctions on different Condition / Correlative Conjuctions / Conjunctions Words