The most commonly used correlative conjunctions are both. Either you should study harder, or you should take a different course.

Two clauses represent two alternative choices of action.Į.g. or is used to indicate that the ideas expressed in the For instance, in the following example, the expressionĮither. Relationship between the ideas expressed in different parts of a Correlative conjunctionsĬorrelative conjunctions are used in pairs, in order to show the It shouldĪlso be noted that when a coordinate conjunction joins two verbs whichĭo not have the same subject, the two coordinate clauses may be separatedīy a comma or semicolon, in order to make the meaning clear. Subject for both the verb tried and the verb succeeded. In the example she tried and succeeded, the pronoun she acts as the Have the same subject, the subject need not be repeated. Coordinate Conjunctions and : in additionĪs illustrated above, when a coordinate conjunction joins two verbs which Note the use of inverted word order in the clause beginning with nor. In the following table, each coordinate conjunction is followed by its meaning and an example of its use. In addition, the words nor and yet may be used as coordinate conjunctions. The most commonly used coordinate conjunctions are and, but and or. Two words friend and I, the two phrases the beauty of its landscape and the hospitality of its people, and the two clauses the sun rose and the birds began to sing. In these examples, the coordinate conjunction and is used to join the The sun rose and the birds began to sing.

Austria is famous for the beauty of its landscape and the hospitality of its people.Į.g. My friend and I will attend the meeting.Į.g. Coordinate conjunctionsĬoordinate conjunctions are used to join two similar grammaticalĬonstructions for instance, two words, two phrases or two clauses.Į.g. He neither finished his homework nor studied for the test.Į.g. We could go to the library, or we could go to the park.Į.g. The conjunctions in the following examples are printed in bold type.Į.g. CONJUNCTIONSĪ conjunction may be used to indicate the relationship between the ideas expressed in a clause and the ideas expressed in the rest of a sentence.

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