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:Introduction
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:Conjunctions
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and : , or : , but : , both : , either : ,
while , when , what
neither … nor : , then : , as well as ,
notwithstanding :
:"or" "and" -
She is smart. He is smart. . .
. "or" "and"
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She and he are smart. .
" She and he "is" "are" "
She or he is smart. .
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: "and" -
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My hobbies are swimming, reading, programming and exploring.
My hobbies are swimming and reading and programming and
exploring.
. "and"
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1) She is studying both English and French.
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2) Neither she nor her sister were in the party.
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3) Meet her first then take your decision.
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4) He as well as you is tired.
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5) Kill him (or else/otherwise) he will kill you.
. I −
I and he are going.
He and I are going.
I or he is going.
He or I is going.
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:Table of conjunctions
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meaning or function simple conjunctions 2- or 3- word double conjunctions
conjunctions
adding, listing: and both …and
not only … but
alternatives: or either … or
contrast: but not … but
negative addition: nor neither … nor
comparison as , than , like as if , as thought as … so
as … as
condition if , unless seeing , given , if … then
provided
contrast: (al)though even though although … yet
while
whereas
degree or extent: as far as so … that
exception: but (that) ,
except ( that)
place: where , wherever
preference: rather than , sooner
than
proportion: as … so
the … the
purpose: so that ,
in order that
reason and cause: because , as , since
respect: in that
result: so that ,
such that
indirect question: whether , if whether … or
same time: when(ever) , while , as now (that)
time: earlier time: before , until , till
later time: after , since
just after: once , when , immediately (that)
whereupon
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