A conjunction is a word which joins together two. words, clauses or sentences
A term which refers generally to words that have a conjoining or linking role in grammar
e.g.
| and | or | but |
| while | however | when |
| till | thus | still |
| since | although | unless |
| though | as | if |
| yet | hence | moreover |
| for | therefore | neither... nor |
| either... or | not only... but also | whether... or |
| in order that | on condition that | even if |
| so that | all | provided that |
| in as much as | as well as | as soon as |
| as if | otherwise | both |
refers to two rather different classes of words: coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions . These are sometimes called ‘coordinators’ and ‘subordinators’ respectively.
e.g.
| Co-ordinating | Subordinating |
|---|---|
| and, or, but and sometimes nor, also | if, when, because and so on |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.