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CONNECTORS

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• Connectors are the words or phrases that join other words, other phrases, clauses or sentences. These words or phrases act as bridges between two sentences.

• Also called Conjunctions.• For example: I like the gadgets. I can not afford them. this can be written as: I like the gadgets but I can’t afford them.• Connectors can be broadly classified

as coordinating, subordinating and correlative.

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COORDINATING CONNECTORSThese Connectors join words, phrases or sentences of equal

importance.

Example : Joseph reached the station on time, but the train was late.

Here, ‘but’ is the coordinating conjunction connecting ‘Joseph reached

the station on time’ with ‘the train was late’. The sentence can be broken

up into two separate sentences as follows:

Hence, we can say that a coordinating conjunction is used in a

sentence when the grammatical units (i.e., words, phrases,

sentences) which are joined by the conjunction are given the same

importance or emphasis in the sentence.

Fanboys : There are SEVEN basic coordinating connectors — For,

And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

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SUBORDINATING CONNECTORS

These Connectors join a subordinate clause with a main clause. Simply

speaking, a subordinate or dependent clause is one that cannot stand as a

separate sentence, while a main or an independent clause is one that can stand

as a separate sentence.

Example: Gagan decided that he would walk to office if it did not rain that

morning.

In this case, the main and the subordinate clauses are as follows:

•Gagan decided that he would walk to office. (Main Clause)

•If it did not rain that morning (Subordinate Clause)

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EXAMPLES OF SUBORDINATING

CONNECTORS

Subordinating Connectors of time :

The crowd went mad after the fall of Sachin’s wicket.

Main Clause: The crowd went mad.

Subordinate Clause: After the fall of Sachin’s wicket.

Subordinating Connectors of Place:

You can go wherever you wish to go.

Main Clause: You can go.

Subordinate Clause: Wherever you wish to go.

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Subordinating Connectors of Reason or Cause:Jagjit did not laugh at the joke because he failed to understand it.Main Clause: Jagjit did not laugh at the joke.Subordinate Clause: Because he failed to understand it

Subordinating Conjunction of Result:We laughed so hard that our eyes and nose started leaking.Main Clause: We laughed so hard.Subordinate Clause: That our eyes and nose started leaking.

Subordinating Connectors of Condition:The match will end in a draw only if it rains.Main Clause: The match will end in a draw.Subordinate Clause: Only if it rains

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Subordinating Connectors of Comparison:John is taller than Dino.

Main Clause: John is taller.Subordinate Clause: Than Dino (is)

Subordinating Connectors of Contrast: You should focus on the real issue rather than beat around the bush.Main Clause: You should focus on the real issue.Subordinate Clause: Rather than beat around the bush

Subordinating Connectors of Uncertainty or DoubtI cannot say if it has stopped raining.Main Clause: I cannot say.Subordinate Clause: If it has stopped raining.

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CORRELATIVE CONNECTORS

These Connectors are used in pairs. They are used for

connecting two grammatical units of equal importance.

Hence, they perform the same role as that performed

by coordinating Connectors.

For example: ‘Either you eat the cake or let me have

it.’

In this case, ‘you eat the cake’ and ‘let me have it’ have

the same importance.

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Some other common Correlative Connectors are:

• Either—or• Neither—nor• Both—and• As many—as• As—as• Not only—but also• Whether—or• Hardly—when• If—then

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TRANSITION WORDS/PHRASES

There are some words and phrases that perform a similar role to

that performed by Connectors. The term used for these words or

phrases is ‘transition words or phrases’ or ‘conjunctive adverbs’.

Transition words or phrases improve the connections, relations,

transitions or shifts between sentences and paragraphs.

Examples of some Phrases: Similarly, Moreover, in particular,

However, On the other hand, As a result, Therefore,

Consequently, First, Second, Third, Finally, In conclusion,

Meanwhile, in other words, in fact, etc..

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THANK YOU

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