Correct use of Conjunction Pdf!
The words which are used to hold together two clauses or sentences are known as a conjunction. Here correct use is described briefly.
This Lesson will clear your concepts related to conjunction grammar mistakes. Common errors related to conjunction and correct use of the conjunction are the basis of this lesson.
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Grammar Mistakes of Conjunction in a sentence can be easily determined and pointed out by any student after going through this lesson of correct use of the conjunction.
Conjunction
What is a conjunction?
A word that is used to join two clauses or sentences in the same clause is known as the conjunction. For example and, then and but are conjunctions.
List of Correct Use of Conjunction
Incorrect | Correct |
He is no other but my brother. | He is no other than my brother. |
No fewer but fifty boys came. | No fewer than fifty boys came. |
I don’t like such boys who are lazy. | I don’t like such boys as being lazy. |
He is very weak to walk. | He is too weak to walk. |
I could not help but laugh. | I could not help laughing. |
She cries as if she is beaten. | She cries as if she were beaten. |
We look forward to go there. | We look forward to going there. |
I shall reach you call me or not. | I shall reach you whether you call me or not. |
He does not know to swim. | He does not know how to swim. |
You are neither fool or rouge. | You are neither fool nor rouge. |
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Correct Use of Conjunction in a Sentence
Incorrect | Correct |
He is like a brother for me. | He is like a brother to me. |
She writes like her father does. | She writes as her father does. |
He neither comes or writes. | He neither comes nor writes. |
She yells as if she is disagreed. | She yells as if she had disagreed. |
I don’t know him like you do. | I don’t know him as you do. |
As I’m busy , so I can’t go there. | As I’m busy, I can’t go there. |
Walk with care lest you do not slip. | Walk with care lest you should slip. |
Stay here and go away. | Stay here or go away. |
Work hard because you will fail. | Work hard or you will fail. |
It’s nothing else than fraud. | It’s nothing else but a fraud. |
Common Errors Related Conjunction
Incorrect | Correct |
She is as tall as he. | She is as tall as him. |
He had no sooner enter the class, the teacher began to teach the lesson. | He had no sooner enter the class than the teacher began to teach the lesson. |
She is not as tall as her sister. | She is not so tall as her sister. |
Hamza is so tall as her sister. | Hamza is as tall as her sister. |
He is as tall as all of we. | He is as tall as all of us. |
She is as wise as both of we. | She is as wise as both of us. |
He is both wise as well as handsome. | He is both wise and handsome. |
Although he is old but he can run fast. | Although he is old, he can run fast. |
We had hardly reached the class than the teacher began to teach the lesson. | We had hardly reached the class when the teacher began to teach the lesson. |
She had sacredly reach the station than the train steamed off. | She had sacredly reached the station when the train steamed off. |
Grammar Mistakes Related Conjunction
Incorrect | Correct |
Not only he is fat but also lazy. | He is not only fast but also lazy. |
Not only he writes but also teaches. | He not only writes but also teaches. |
When he comes then I will entertain him. | When he comes, I will entertain him. |
As he is poor so we should help him. | As he is poor, we should help him. |
She talks like her mother does. | She talks like her mother. |
He ran if he was crazy. | He ran as if he were crazy. |
She as well as her sisters are beautiful. | She, as well as her sisters, are beautiful. |
I will not help you unless you do not request me to do so. | I will not help you unless you request me to do so. |
Either she or I is the in charge. | Either she or I am in charge. |
Work hard lest you should not fail. | Work hard lest you should fail. |
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