Conjunctions

Conjunction Study Notes

Subordinating conjunctions:

Introduces subordinate clauses – that is these conjunctions join the dependent part of a sentence to the main part of the sentence. The main part is known as the main clause.

It is a complete sentence by itself.

Types of clauses:

1. Noun clause: Introduced by the conjunction – THAT.

1. He told me THAT he waited at the bus stop for a long time.

(He told me. He waited at the bus stop for a long time)

Conjunction-Exercise-1

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Choose the correct conjunction in the appropriate blank space.

[that, otherwise, so, since, because, as, hence, so, and, both, but also, not only, than, no sooner, therefore]

1. It was ___ cloudy ___ we were sure it would rain.

2. We are free today ___ our brave soldiers fought well.

Conjunction-Exercise-2

See the underlined clause and say which clause it is.

Choose the correct option.

1. My friend writes the diary because she loves to remember things.

(a) Adverb clause of reason

(b) Adverb clause of time

(c) Noun clause

2. Nobody washed the car although it was very dirty.