Conjunction:
A conjunction is a part of speech
or word that connects –
- One word to another word.
- One word to another clause.
- One sentence to another
sentence.
Conjunction হচ্ছে এমন শব্দসমূহ যারা এক শব্দকে অন্য শব্দের সাথে, এক শব্দকে অন্য clause এর সাথে বা এক Sentence
কে অন্য Sentence
এর সাথে সংযুক্ত করে।
The conjunctions are and, but,
or, for, nor, so, yet, because, if, whether, lest, unless, as, since, how,
when, where, while, why, till, until, after, before, however, as soon as,
though and than.
Example:
One word to another word:
- Rupom and Rifat are two
brothers. (noun to noun)
- Rimi and you have done
this work. (Noun to pronoun)
- You and I will go there. (Pronoun
to pronoun)
- The old man sat down and
wept. (verb to verb)
- We are sad but hopeful. (adjective
to adjective)
- A cat moves slowly and
silently. (Adverb to adverb)
- The bird flies through and
through the sky. (preposition to preposition)
One word to another clause:
- He is so weak that
he cannot walk.
- Such was her beauty that
everybody loved her.
One sentence to another
sentence:
- I trust him because he is
honest.
- He says that he will do
it.
- They will come if they are
allowed here.
- It is a long time since I
saw you last.
- You must wait here until
your father comes back.
- I wish to know whether he
will come or not.
There
are different types of conjunctions:
- Coordinate Conjunction
- Subordinate Conjunction
- Correlative conjunction
Coordinate
Conjunction:
Coordinate conjunctions such as and,
but, or, nor, for, so, or yet are used to join individual words,
phrases and independent clauses.
Example:
- She stood first and got a
prize.
- He is sad but hopeful.
- The snake is small but
dangerous.
- You must read or you may
fail in the examination.
Subordinate
Conjunction:
The subordinate clause such as since,
because, although, as, until etc. are used to join an independent clause
to a dependent clause.
The subordinate conjunctions are
used before the dependent clauses. Dependent clause can be placed before or
after the independent clauses.
Example:
- He never gives up until he
wins.
- Since she had the
headache, she did not go to work.
- Though he loved her
cousin, he married another one.
- Despite calling several
times, she never received a replay.
Correlative
conjunctions:
Correlative conjunctions are pairs
of conjunctions such as both…and, either…..or, neither……nor etc. They
are used in the sentences to link words, phrases and clauses.
Correlative conjunctions connect
two words or phrases or clauses that have the similar structure and are
grammatically similar. That means nouns are linked to nouns, adjectives to
adjectives, prepositional phrases to prepositional phrases.
Correlatives conjunctions are:
Both….and, either….or,
neither….nor, not only….but also, so….that, such….that, no sooner….than,
hardly….when, scarcely….when, else….than, else….but.
Example:
- He is both a fool and
a knave. (noun to noun)
- She is both wise and
good. (adjective to adjective)
- He must either work or
go. (verb to verb)
- He behaved neither wisely nor
kindly. (adverb to adverb)
- He is so tired that
he cannot run.
- Such was her beauty that
everybody loved her.
- No sooner had I sat down
than they left the room.
- Hardly had I left the room
when it began to rain.
- Scarcely had I left the
room when it began to rain.
- She has none else than
her mother.
- She has none else but
her mother.
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