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Grammar Spot • Joining words (Conjunctions)
• Adverbs
Joining Words (Conjunctions)
Read the following sentences carefully.
1. Harsh uncle and Ani auntie work in the
kitchen.
2. Many peacocks were moving around in
the garden but parrots were on the trees.
3. My grandmother will go to New Delhi by
plane or by train.
The highlighted words ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘or’ are joining words. Joining words are
called Conjunctions.
Joining words are used to join words, groups of words or sentences.
We use and to join two similar things or ideas.
Examples: Bread and butter, cup and saucer
We use but when we join two words, ideas or sentences that mean the opposite
of each other.
Examples: thin but strong, tall but fat
We use or to show that there is a choice between two things or persons.
Examples: coffee or tea, pen or pencil
A. Fill in the blanks with and/or/but.
1. Harsh Ani take Ravi to different places in New Delhi.
2. Elephants are big ants are small.
3. Will you like to have fruit juice milk shake?
4. She likes custard jelly as dessert.
5. These children can play inside go out to the park.
6. Apples are sweet lemons are sour.
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