We can use coordinating conjunctions:
AND…..
Students should work hard to change things and this is the only way.
BUT
I am waiting patiently but not enjoying it.
YET
He could not finish the task yet it was easy
OR
I can call him or you may go to see him
NOR
He did not reply my mail nor did his friend.
FOR
I went to Australia for I needed a job.
SO
He is so bad man that nobody wants to befriend him
So important was the decision that we took it without any hesitation.
There was so much to do that I felt confused.
We can use correlatives:
Both….and:
Both low demand for sugar and high production rate helped price to come at a minimum
not only …..:But also, :
I went to visit the museum not only to see but to meet a friend
either….else, :
either you are going to seek help else you will get busted.
neither …nor, :
neither the government can help in this case nor the foreign friends
not…but, :
not if he leaves but when he leaves.
not ….nor, :
you should not complain nor expect favors.
whether…or,:
whether they were drunk or pretended to be drunk has nothing to do with this.
We can use conjunctive adverbs:
Accordingly: Surveys suggest that these shows are not what most people want to watch.
Accordingly (= Therefore), one network is now scheduling a made-for-TV movie every
Sunday night
Afterwards: None of the relatives reported pain during the five-minute donation
procedure, and none experienced any complications afterwards.
Besides: Besides generating pharmaceuticals, transgenic animals can also provide
research models of currently incurable human diseases.
Consequently: Two of our star players were injured. Our chances of winning the
championship, consequently, were greatly diminished.
Earlier: Fortunately, the paranoia currently festering is not yet sufficiently widespread to
repeat our earlier mistake.
Furthermore: the leader of the wildcat strike refused to confer with a neutral arbitration
committee; furthermore, he announced that he would not negotiate with certain company
officials.
Hence: They almost always have a faster f-stop and, hence, will do better in low light.
However: in June Maria and Toby seemed ready to get married at last; their engagement,
however, was postponed still another time.
Later: Seeds germinate in early spring in southern climates, later in northern areas.
Moreover: We know, moreover, from the complete record of his unpublished scientific
notes that he was personally dubious about evolution
Nevertheless: Many colleges nevertheless lack plans for recovering from security
breaches and other problems, the survey found.
Otherwise: we must resist this aggressive American government; otherwise we may lose
our position of world peace.
Still: I wanted to believe the mechanic; still, I was not sure of his dependability.
Therefore: the nurse failed to administer the prescribed medicine; therefore the patient
was left in critical condition.
Thus: round- the -clock negotiations were scheduled; thus the chances of early settlement
increased.
We can use subordinating conjunction:
After In as much as Provided that
Although In case Since
As In order that So (that)
As…as In that So…that
As if Less than Than
As soon as Less…than Though
As though Like Till
Because More than Until
Before More…than When
Fewer than No matter how Where
Fewer ….than Now that Whereas
However once Whenever
If while wherever
After: after getting your reply, I will let you know what you should do.
Although: I'm not referring to some horror movie monster, although that's what the line
most likely conjures up in the imagination.
As: I had to go there to collect the thing as my brother was busy
As…as: it was as difficult a problem as understanding Chinese.
As if: he behaved as if he was going to do the task
As soon as: as soon as he found the gap in information, he made a phone call
As though: And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though
reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory
to another….
Because: Some traditional childhood games are disappearing from school playgrounds
because educators say they're dangerous.
Before: It's long been advised that people who get nighttime heartburn eat no later than
three to four hours before bed.
Fewer than: On Harvard President Charles William Eliot's lamentation that the average
Harvard graduates had fewer than two children.
Fewer…than: I had fewer chances than I deserved.
If: people are generally happy if they find that their government is careful about their life
In as much as: The beast, in as much as it is largely motivated by the senses and with
little perception of the past or future, lives only for the present
In case: Never put your hands into woodpiles or dark corners of the garage in case a
snake is hiding there
In order that: Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be
superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions.
In that: In that you won't have time for supper, let me give you something now.
Less than: Not all sports are fully funded and many have a scholarship cap of less than
the number on a sport roster
Less ….than: I had less marks in math than in English.
Like: A pretty girl is like a melody that haunts you night and day.
More than: Wasim Akram delivered what was more than needed.
More…than: I had made more mistakes than he did
No matter how: He will accept no compensation, and refuses a bribe no matter how
great.
Now that:: Now that she is rich and famous, she is constantly being besieged by appeals
for aid.
Once: once we find two or three more Shakibs, we can win a world cup.
While: while these can be the expected results from rapid response, actual research shows
that opinions may differ.
Provided that: Day care poses no risk for children, provided that it is high quality
Since: Since cheaters are rarely caught red-handed, scientists devised a plan to catch them
with the packaging inside their bodies.
So (that) :students should write reading response so that they can improve in writing too.
So…..that: the decision was so hard that I can not take it without consulting my father.
Than: We should conceive of poetry worthily, and more highly than it has been the
custom to conceive of it
Though: Though injection is a time-honored means of delivering the goods, it has
significant drawbacks
Till: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue till successful
candidates are selected.
Until: Steel cables stretched over the giant pylons provided support until the arch was
completed
When: When it comes to courtship, mankind has nothing on the animal kingdom.
Where: go venture into areas you never been to where necessity binds no bound
Whereas: Large parental age differences increase the risk for psychiatric disorders,
whereas other environmental factors decrease risk.
Wherever: whoever gets the token in their piece is considered the king-or queen-and
becomes responsible for the next king cake
Whenever: Whenever a fraud or financial irregularity occurs in a life insurance company
the fact is a public calamity