9th-Conjunction
Grammar - Conjunctions
Combine the following pairs of sentences using the given Conjunctions:
Exercise-1
He heard the good news. He was glad. (when)
He was glad when he heard the good news.
Anil is tall. Raman is taller. (than)
Raman is taller than Anil.
I trust him. He is honest. (because)
I trust him because he is honest.
Ram was playing. He injured himself. (while)
Ram injured himself while he was playing
He took a taxi. It was raining. (because)
We took a taxi because it was raining.
The sun rose. The fog disappeared. (as)
As the sun rose, the fog disappeared.
I was late. I missed the lecture. (because)
I missed the lecture because I was late.
He ran fast. He could not win the race. (yet)
He ran fast yet he could not win the race.
You must work hard. You will fail. (otherwise)
You must work hard otherwise you will fail.
It is raining. We decided not to go. (as)
We decided not to go as it is raining.
Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions:
Exercise-2
He is slow … he is sure. (but)
I ran fast….missed the train. (but)
Wait here …. I open the door. (till)
Two …..two make four. (and)
He can neither read ….write. (nor)
Strike the iron….it is hot. (when)
No sooner did I reach the station…..the train left. (than)
….. she works hard, she cannot pass. (Unless)
Make hay…the sun shine. (while)
I would rather die ….beg. (than)
Exercise-3
Wait here...... I return (till)
I will wait here ....... he comes back. (until)
He has been singing .........morning. (since)
He has been singing ........ last two hours. (for)
You cannot succeed.........., you work hard. (unless)
He is rich...... unhappy. (but)
Either I ......... my brother must go. (or)
Neither a lender ........a borrower be. (nor)
He is not only rich …. clever. (but also)
Walk slowly … you should fall. (lest)
Important Verb Form
Some very important ‘Verb Forms’
Present (1st)Past (2nd) Past Participle (3rd) Present Participle (4tH)
Do did done doing
Leave left left leaving
Live lived lived living
Write wrote written writing
Begin began begun beginning
Creep crept crept creeping
Be was been being
Eat ate eaten eating
Beat beat beaten beating
Come came come coming
Blow blew blown blowing
Fly flew flown flying
Beg begged begged begging
Go went gone going
Bring brought brought bringing
Hold held held holding
Buy bought bought buying
Make made made making
Build built built building
Meet met met meeting
Ride rode ridden riding
Rise rose risen rising
Say said said saying
Take took taken taking
Teach taught taught teaching
Important rules to apply verb forms
First Verb (Present form)
If daily, everyday, always, often, generally in sentence
To describe habitual actions.
General and universal truth
Second Verb (Past form)
If yesterday, last, ago, in 2001 (any date) in sentence
Has/Have been +1st+ing
If since/for and time period in sentence
Is/Am/Are + 1st+ing
If now, at moment, in sentence
Rules if ‘If’ in any sentence
1st – will 1st
2nd – would 1st
Had 3rd – would have 3rd
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