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 We use and to join two sentences or words that talk of similar things or ideas.
 We use but to join two sentences or words that talk of opposite things or ideas.

 We use the conjunction or to join two sentences or groups of words when we want to

indicate choice.
Example: Emperor Akbar wanted his ministers or Birbal to solve the problem.

 The conjunction so is used when we connect words or sentences that show the cause

and effect of some action.
Example: Sadiq felt he was cheated, so he went to the emperor.

 We use the conjunction because to state a reason for something.

A. Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions from the box.

but because and so or

Sadiq Iqbal shared the
same garden. Sadiq wanted to irrigate
his fields, he bought the

well. Later, Iqbal allowed Sadiq to use
the well not the water in
it. Sadiq felt cheated he
needed the water. He could not use it.

Both the neighbours went to Emperor
Akbar. He wanted to know if Sadiq was
right Iqbal was right. When
Birbal was told to solve the problem,

he found a solution.

B. Tick () the correct conjunctions.

1. The cakes pastries are tasty. (but / and)

2. The ministers were not able to find a solution Birbal found it

immediately. (but / because)

3. You can have a glass of orange juice some apple juice. (but / or)

4. She was hungry she did not have breakfast. (because / so)
she ordered some food at the restaurant. (So / But)

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