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Title: Conjoined Clauses
Description: A conjunction is a part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses. As we have discussed the various types of clauses earlier, here we deal with how the different types of clauses are connected to each other. The following are just a few examples of how clauses can be conjoined.
Description: A conjunction is a part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses. As we have discussed the various types of clauses earlier, here we deal with how the different types of clauses are connected to each other. The following are just a few examples of how clauses can be conjoined.
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How Clauses are Conjoined ?
As we have discussed the various types of clauses earlier, let us deal with how the different
types of clauses are connected to each other
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Now let us examine what a conjunction is
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Ex : "The train was delayed and I was obliged to wait for two hours"
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Relative Pronouns & Relative Adverbs
Relative Pronoun
Relative pronoun is used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun
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A relative pronoun is usually seen in a sentence at the beginning of an adjective clause
Ex : "People who grew impatient could be heard arguing"
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1) it connects or conjoins the clauses "people grew impatient", "they could be heard arguing"
The clauses are connected using the relative pronoun “who” resulting in the construction
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In the given example the antecedent is “people”
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These include "where", "when" , "why" etc
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Here “where” is a relative adverb that connect the two clauses
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Coordinating conjunctions
Coordinators connect words , phrases and clauses
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There are four kinds of coordinating conjunctions
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They merely add or connect a statement to another
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Ex : "The dog got up and walked away slowly"
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They include : "either" , "neither" , "nor", "otherwise" , "or", "else” etc
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(3) Adversative conjunctions
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They include: "but" , "still" , "yet" , "whereas" , "while", "nevertheless" etc
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(4) Illative conjunctions
coordinating conjunctions by which a fact or statement is inferred from another
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Ex : "He must be asleep for there is no light in his room"
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These include :"after", "although" , "whenever" ,"so that", "unless" etc
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purpose (in order that ,so that)
Ex : "We got up early in order that we would not be late for the meeting"
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(4)
result (so that)
Ex : " I’ll go by car so that I can take more luggage"
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(6)
manner (so far as , as if)
Ex : "Let’s pretend as if this never happened"
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concession (though, although ,even if)
Ex : "Although it was raining , I ran home"
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(2) Interrogative adverb
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(3) Relative adverb
Ex : "This is the house where Jack was born"
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(5) Interrogative pronoun
Ex : "We don't know who instigated this behaviour"
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Relative pronouns not only connect two clauses but also act as the subject or object of the verb
in the relative clause
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He won the first prize"
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Here the relative pronoun who replaces the pronoun he
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A relative adverb does not act as the subject or object in the relative clause
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Ex : "This is the house
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"This is the house where he lives"
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Ex : "When everybody else was playing Bob sat in his room reading a book"
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Ex : "Where there is a will , there is a way"
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Ex : "He resigned his job so that he could do load more time to his son's education"
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Ex : "As he was dishonest, I sacked him"
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that" , "such
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Ex : "They fought so bravely that the enemy fled "
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Ex : "No other mountain peak is as tall as Mount Everest"
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Ex : Though he was ill he attended the meeting
Title: Conjoined Clauses
Description: A conjunction is a part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses. As we have discussed the various types of clauses earlier, here we deal with how the different types of clauses are connected to each other. The following are just a few examples of how clauses can be conjoined.
Description: A conjunction is a part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses. As we have discussed the various types of clauses earlier, here we deal with how the different types of clauses are connected to each other. The following are just a few examples of how clauses can be conjoined.