Coordinating Conjunctions
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00:00Hi friends! Today we will learn about conjunctions and their types. So let's start!
00:09Conjunctions are those words that are used to link two words, phrases and even sentences.
00:18Conjunctions are also known as linking words.
00:23Here are examples of conjunctions.
00:26And, after, if, both, or, yet, soon, but, for, since and many more.
00:37Without conjunctions, the language is not possible.
00:42Let's see how.
00:44My mother asked me,
00:46What do you want to have for breakfast?
00:49I wanted to eat two things in my breakfast.
00:51So I replied,
00:53I want to have toast and eggs in my breakfast, but not boiled ones.
00:59In this simple conversation, we have used so many conjunctions.
01:05In the sentence,
01:07What do you want to have for breakfast?
01:10The word, for, is a conjunction.
01:14Here, as it is linking the clause,
01:17What do you want to have? with the word, breakfast.
01:21Now, let's see the next sentence.
01:25I want to have toast and eggs in my breakfast, but not boiled ones.
01:31In this sentence, there are two conjunctions.
01:35The first one is, and.
01:38It is linking the word, toast and eggs.
01:42The second one is, but.
01:45It is linking one independent clause with the other independent clause.
01:49First one is,
01:51I want to have toast and eggs in my breakfast.
01:55And the second independent clause is, not boiled ones.
02:00So, from these examples, we learned that conjunctions are very important in a language.
02:07And there are many types of conjunctions that we will learn now.
02:12Coordinating conjunctions.
02:15Subordinating conjunctions.
02:17Coordinating conjunctions.
02:19Correlative conjunctions.
02:21Now, we will learn each one of them one by one.
02:25First one is coordinating conjunctions.
02:29Coordinating conjunctions connect two words or group of words of equal rank and importance.
02:38They may connect two words, two phrases, two independent clauses, or two dependent clauses.
02:46Let's see how.
02:48Andrew and Peter are my best friend.
02:51Here, the conjunction and is connecting two words of equal importance.
02:58That is, both Andrew and Peter.
03:02I will have a milkshake and a grilled sandwich in my lunch.
03:08Here, the conjunction and is connecting two phrases of equal importance.
03:14That is, both a milkshake and a grilled sandwich are phrases of equal importance.
03:21The must-haves to spend a rainy evening are a good book to read and a comfortable chair to sit on.
03:29Here, the conjunction and is connecting two dependent clauses of equal importance.
03:36That is, both a good book to read and a comfortable chair to sit on are dependent clauses of equal importance.
03:47I have finished my school project and I want to play video games now.
03:52Here, the conjunction and is connecting two independent clauses of equal importance.
04:00I have finished my school project and I want to play video games now.
04:15So friends, a coordinating conjunction joins two units of equal importance.
04:22They may be words, they may be phrases, they may be independent clauses, or they may be dependent clauses.
04:32There are only seven coordinating conjunctions in English language.
04:37For, and, nor, but, or, yet, and soon.
04:43You can remember these seven conjunctions in an easy manner with the help of an abbreviation, FANBOYS.
04:52Where F stands for for, A for and, N for nor, B for but, O for or, Y for yet, and S for soon.
05:05FANBOYS!
05:07So, these are seven coordinating conjunctions in English language that joins two units of equal importance.
05:16A unit can be word, phrase, dependent clause, or independent clause.
05:23Let's see some example sentences in which the coordinating conjunctions are used.
05:30I will be working till late, for I have a meeting tomorrow.
05:35The coordinating conjunction here is for, and it is joining two independent clauses, and you can see a comma before coordinating conjunction.
05:47And this is because we are joining two independent clauses.
05:51Now, let's move to the next example.
05:55My two favorite holiday destinations are New York and Paris.
06:01The coordinating conjunction here is and, and it is joining two words, New York and Paris, as both are of equal importance.
06:13I wanted to have a pizza for lunch, but I am on a diet.
06:17The coordinating conjunction here is but, and it is joining two independent clauses.
06:25Would you like to have tea or coffee?
06:29The coordinating conjunction here is or, and it is joining two words, tea and coffee, together, which are of equal importance.
06:40I slept well last night, yet I feel tired today.
06:44The coordinating conjunction here is yet, and it is joining two independent clauses together, and this is why there is a comma before the conjunction.
06:57I was not feeling well, so I took a day off.
07:02The coordinating conjunction here is so, and it is joining two independent clauses together, and this is why there is a comma before the conjunction.
07:15So, friends, we have learned what are coordinating conjunctions.
07:20We learned that they join two units of equal importance together.
07:25Now, let's learn about the next type of conjunctions, and that is subordinating conjunctions.
07:32As the name suggests, subordinating conjunctions are those conjunctions that join two clauses in such a manner that one out of the two becomes a subordinating clause.
07:47In other words, subordinating conjunctions join a main clause with a subordinating clause.
07:54The subordinating clause depends upon the main clause for its meaning.
07:59Subordinating conjunctions are divided into seven types according to their meanings.
08:06First is conjunctions of time.
08:10Second is conjunctions of purpose.
08:13Third is conjunctions of condition.
08:17Fourth one is conjunctions of comparison.
08:21Fifth one is conjunctions of concession.
08:25We will learn about each type of subordinating conjunctions in our next assignment.
08:31Now, go ahead and take a quiz to learn more.
08:35Bye-bye.