Conjunctions or connecting are also known as connecting words in English. Using conjunction in a sentence help to keep the dialogue flowing smoothly. In English grammar, coordinating conjunction and is used to connect more than two independent words, phrases, or sentences. In this learning concept, students will be taught about:
Every concept is taught to class 1 English students with the help of examples, illustrations, and concept maps. Once you go through a concept, assess your learning by solving the two printable worksheets given at the end of the page.
Download the and conjunction worksheets and check your answers with the worksheet solutions provided in PDF format.
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The words ‘and’, ‘but’, and ‘or’ are conjunctions that join a group of words or short sentences.
In this lesson, we will talk about the use of ‘and’.
Use of 'and':
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Here, ‘I ate an apple for breakfast’ and ‘I ate a pie for breakfast’ both the sentences express a complete thought. Both these sentences speak about ‘I’ eating something for breakfast. Hence ‘I’ and ‘breakfast’ is used only once.
Don’t forget to use ‘and’ when you are talking or writing about more than one person, animal, place, and thing or when you are connecting more than one sentence expressing similar ideas.
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