Parts of Speech in English Grammar Chapter. 1 Parts of Speech

Examples in sentences:

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  Dos bark and cats mew.
  
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  I went to work but my sister stayed at home.
  

Kinds of Co-coordinating Conjunctions

These are the four kinds of Coordinating Conjunctions:

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  Cumulative Conjunctions
  
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  Adversative Conjunctions
  
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  Disjunctive Conjunctions
  
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  Illative Conjunctions
  

1. 
   Cumulative Conjunctions
   

These conjunctions simply add one clause to another. Cumulative Conjunctions are also called Copulative Conjunctions.

Examples in sentences:

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  The cat got up and ran very fast.
  
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  He plays guitar as well as he paints pictures.
  

2. 
   Adversative Conjunctions
   

These conjunctions are used to indicate opposition or contrast between two statements or clauses.

Examples in sentences:

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  He is ill, but he is getting better.
  
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  She was all right; only she had a headache.
  

3. 
   Disjunctive Conjunctions
   

Distinctive Conjunctions are used to present two sentences which provide two alternatives. These conjunctions are also known as Alternative Conjunctions.

Examples in sentences:

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  You must quit smoking, or you will get seriously ill.
  
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  Revise your lesson; else you will fail the test.
  

4. 
   Illative Conjunctions
   

Illative conjunctions denote inferences. They make an assumption in one statement based on the condition in the other statement.