Conjunctions
PART OF SPEECH: CONJUNCTIONS
Definition / āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž
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: āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāύ⧠āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϝāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻļ, āĻāĻĒāĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ, āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāϏāĻŽā§āĻšāĻ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŦā§ā§° āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻ āϞāĻŋāĻāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ⧰ āϧāĻžā§°āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ
ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Types of Conjunctions / āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāĻā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°
1. Coordinating Conjunctions / āϏāĻŽāύā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāĻ
These connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical importance.
Ex / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet
Ex Sentences / āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ:
- I like tea and coffee. / āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻžāĻš āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻā§°ā§āĻāĨ¤
- He was tired, but he kept working. / āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ āĻ’āϞāĨ¤
- You can stay here, or you can go home. / āĻāĻĒā§āύāĻŋ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§, āĻŦāĻž āĻā§°āϞ⧠āĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
2. Subordinating Conjunctions / āĻ āϧā§āύ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāĻ
These connect a dependent (subordinate) clause to an independent (main) clause.
Ex / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: because, although, since, if, while, after, before, until, unless, as, though
Ex Sentences / āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ:
- She stayed home because it was raining. / āĻŦā§°āώā§āĻŖ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻā§°āϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
- I will help you if you ask politely. / āĻāĻĒā§āύāĻŋ āύāĻŽā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ąā§ āϏā§āϧāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻĒā§āύāĻžāĻ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĨ¤
- Although he was late, he managed to catch the train. / āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ ā§°ā§āϞ āϧ⧰āĻŋ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤
3. Correlative Conjunctions / āϝā§āĻāϞ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāĻ
These are pairs of conjunctions that work together to connect equal elements in a sentence.
Ex / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: either...or, neither...nor, both...and, not only...but also, whether...or
Ex Sentences / āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ:
- Either you apologize, or you face the consequences. / āĻāĻĒā§āύāĻŋ āĻā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āύā§, āύāĻš'āϞ⧠āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϰ āϏāύā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āύ āĻš’āĻŦāĨ¤
- Not only did she sing beautifully, but also she played the guitar. / āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻā§°āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϤ āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Functions of Conjunctions / āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāĻā§° āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝ
- Combine ideas to avoid repetition | āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŦā§ā§° āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋ ā§°ā§āϧ āĻā§°ā§:
Ex:
- Instead of "I went to the market. I went to the park," say, "I went to the market and the park."
- "āĻŽāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžā§°āϞ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāύāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āĨ¤"ā§° āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻ’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§ - "āĻŽāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāύāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āĨ¤"
Clarify relationships between ideas | āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŦā§ā§°ā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§:
- Cause-effect / āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ-āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ą → because, so
- Contrast / āĻŦā§āĻĒāϰā§āϤā§āϝ → but, although
- Choice / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ → or, either...or
Tips for Using Conjunctions / āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻ
Combine short sentences to make smooth and meaningful sentences.
Ex / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°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