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    This document discusses different types of conjunctions in English. It identifies three main types: coordinating conjunctions like for, and, nor that join equal elements; correlative conjunctions like either/or that join two or more words or phrases; and subordinating conjunctions like when, before that introduce subordinate clauses and indicate time, condition, purpose, cause, or restriction. The document provides examples for each conjunction type and discusses their functions, with coordinating conjunctions joining elements, correlative conjunctions also joining elements in pairs, and subordinating conjunctions introducing dependent clauses.

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    This document discusses different types of conjunctions in English. It identifies three main types: coordinating conjunctions like for, and, nor that join equal elements; correlative conjunctions like either/or that join two or more words or phrases; and subordinating conjunctions like when, before that introduce subordinate clauses and indicate time, condition, purpose, cause, or restriction. The document provides examples for each conjunction type and discusses their functions, with coordinating conjunctions joining elements, correlative conjunctions also joining elements in pairs, and subordinating conjunctions introducing dependent clauses.

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    This document discusses different types of conjunctions in English. It identifies three main types: coordinating conjunctions like for, and, nor that join equal elements; correlative conjunctions like either/or that join two or more words or phrases; and subordinating conjunctions like when, before that introduce subordinate clauses and indicate time, condition, purpose, cause, or restriction. The document provides examples for each conjunction type and discusses their functions, with coordinating conjunctions joining elements, correlative conjunctions also joining elements in pairs, and subordinating conjunctions introducing dependent clauses.

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    INTRODUCTION

    I- DIFFERENTS TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS


    1- COORDONATING CONJUNCTION
    2- CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION
    3- Subordinating CONJUNCTION
    TIME CONJUNCTION
    INDICATE TIME IN A Broad Sense
    INDICATE A PURPOSE,A GOAL
    INDICATE CONDITION OR HYPOTHESIS
    INDICATE THE CAUSE
    INDICATE RESTRICTION OR CONCESSION
    THE USE OF BY

    II- FONCTIONS OF CONJUNCTION


    1- COORDINATING
    2- COORELATIVE
    3- Subordinating

    CONCLUSION
    INTRODUCTION
    A conjunction is a word or an expression or even an idiomatic expression that is
    used to correct two words expression, phrases, clauses or sentences. There are various
    types of conjunction in English namely

    I. different types of conjunction


    1- coordinating
    conjunction(for,and,nor,but,or,yet,so)
    Coordinating joins equals to one another like words, phrases, clauses to clauses.

    Example: Most of the children like chocolate and milk

    I like coffee but i dont like Milk

    NB: when coordinating conjunction joinds two word, phrases or subordinating clauses,
    no comma should be placed before the conjunction.

    But if it joining three or more words it creates a series and require comma between the
    element.

    Example: Creams, Cookies and Milk

    If it is joining two independant clauses it creates a compound sentence and require a


    comma before the coordinating conjunction

    Example: tomato all the banana, so Peter ate the cookies

    2- correlative conjunction
    it is the second type of conjunction in english.correlativre conjunction are the first word or
    words in pairs of conjunction that also joining link two or more word phrases and clause.
    We have: either or; neithernor; not onlybut also; whetheror

    Example: the earthquake caused not only destruction but also deaths
    3- subordinating conjunction
    The mostly expression condition probality and duration

    time conjunction( as ,when, as soon )


    As is using for a specific period in a time

    Example: it was freezing when the teacher come in this morning;

    INDICATE TIME IN A Broad SENSE


    Since, before, after, till/until, which

    Example: Mum will wait until dad finishes his meal before going to bed

    indicate condition or hypothesis


    If, even if, unless, as long, as in cause whether.

    Example : come to my house again unless I allow You to

    indicate a purpose a goal


    In order to, So as to
    indicate the causes
    For, as/since, because

    Example: etoo has been playing football since 1998

    indicate restriction or concession


    Though/although, even though, whereas, while

    Example: happy though she looked she was sad in the inside

    the use of by
    It indicate a duration or that something is about to take place at a given time. It is not
    a fixed or absolute time.

    Example: my siblings and I will today by 9 pm


    II. function of conjunctions
    1- coordinating
    Coordinating conjunctions are the first type of conjunction in English .this
    conjunction link joins two or more words, phrases and clauses.

    2- Correlative
    Correlative conjunction are the first word or word in pair of conjunction
    that also joiner link two or more word, phrases and clauses.

    3- Subordinating
    Subordinating conjunction are words that introduce dependent or
    subordinate clauses including noun clauses, adjective clauses and adverb clauses

    Conclusion
    Finlay, the conjunctions are words or an expression that we use to correct two
    words, expressions phases and sentences. These words are very important for the
    construction of the sentences

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