Conjunction-Study Notes-2
More conjunctions:
BUT: Used to join two ideas that are not same.
Example:
(purple ≠ white. Thus two different ideas. So – BUT is used)
The watermelon is green outside.
(green ≠ red. Two different colours. Hence BUT is used)
(full ≠ empty. Two opposite words. Hence BUT is used)
The conjunction ‘or’
Uses: To talk about a choice – an option.
Example:
You can choose fries OR a burger. (You can have one – fries / burger. Thus ‘OR’ is used)
They may come by train OR by plane. (Only one mode of transport will be used – train / plane. Thus ‘OR’ is used)
Uses: To mean otherwise.
He should hurry up OR he will miss the train. (OR = otherwise in the above single sentence – If he does not hurry up, he will miss the train)
Put the goldfish in the pot OR it will die.
(OR = otherwise. If the goldfish is not put in the pot, it will die)
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