Conjunction – English Grammar Rules & CET 2025 Practice Guide
What is a Conjunction? – CET Grammar เคฎें Basic เคธเคฎเค เคเคฐ Foundation
What is a Conjunction? (Conjunction เคी เคชเคฐिเคญाเคทा)
Conjunction เคตเคน เคถเคฌ्เคฆ เคนोเคคा เคนै เคो เคฆो เคฏा เค เคงिเค เคถเคฌ्เคฆों, เคตाเค्เคฏांเคถों (phrases) เคฏा เคตाเค्เคฏ (clauses) เคो เคเคชเคธ เคฎें เคोเคก़เคคा เคนै।
๐ Example:
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Ram and Shyam are friends.
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I was tired but I worked.
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He passed because he studied hard.
✅ H2: CET 2025 เคฎें Conjunction เคธे เค्เคฏा เคชूเคा เคाเคคा เคนै?
๐ CET English เคฎें Conjunctions เคชเคฐ เคเคงाเคฐिเคค เคช्เคฐเคถ्เคจ เคเค เคช्เคฐเคाเคฐ เคธे เคชूเคे เคाเคคे เคนैं:
| Pattern | Example |
|---|---|
| Fill in the Blanks | He is poor ___ honest. |
| Sentence Correction | Not only he sings but also dances. |
| Error Spotting | Although he was tired but he worked. |
| Sentence Joining | He worked hard. He succeeded. → Join with so |
Conjunctions เค्เคฏों เค़เคฐूเคฐी เคนैं?
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✅ Sentence Structure เคो clear เคเคฐเคคे เคนैं
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✅ Ideas เคो logically connect เคเคฐเคคे เคนैं
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✅ Complex thoughts เคो manage เคเคฐเคคे เคนैं
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✅ CET เคैเคธे exams เคฎें Grammar Accuracy เคो test เคเคฐเคคे เคนैं
✅ Types of Conjunctions (Overview for CET)
| Type | Definition | CET Example |
|---|---|---|
| Coordinating | เคฌเคฐाเคฌเคฐ เคे เคถเคฌ्เคฆों เคฏा เคตाเค्เคฏांเคถों เคो เคोเคก़เคคे เคนैं | Ram and Shyam |
| Subordinating | เคเค clause เคो เคฆूเคธเคฐे เคธे dependent เคฌเคจाเคคे เคนैं | He passed because he studied |
| Correlative | เคोเคก़े เคฎें เคเคคे เคนैं | Either this or that |
✅ Short Trick: FANBOYS for Coordinating Conjunctions
FANBOYS = For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
๐ Examples:
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I studied and slept.
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He is honest but poor.
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You may eat or drink.
✅ CET Practice MCQs (Basic – Part 01)
Q1. He is poor ___ honest.
A) and B) but C) or D) because
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: B) but
๐ Explanation: เคฆो opposite ideas (poor ↔ honest) เคो but เคธे เคोเคก़ा เคเคฏा เคนै।
Q2. She is tired ___ she is still working.
A) because B) and C) but D) while
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: C) but
๐ Explanation: Contrasting idea เคो connect เคเคฐเคจे เคे เคฒिเค but เคช्เคฐเคฏोเค เคนोเคคा เคนै।
Q3. I studied hard ___ I failed.
A) and B) but C) or D) because
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: B) but
๐ Explanation: Two opposite results – effort เคเคฐ failure – so conjunction is but.
Q4. Ram is rich ___ not happy.
A) yet B) and C) or D) so
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: A) yet
๐ Explanation: Yet shows contrast – despite being rich, he is not happy.
Q5. He was ill ___ he went to school.
A) although B) or C) and D) but
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: D) but
๐ Explanation: Contradiction between condition and action → use but.
๐งฉ CET Revision Tip for Part 01:
๐ฏ Conjunctions เคฎें เคธเคฌเคธे เคชเคนเคฒे เคฏे เคชเคนเคाเคจो เคि เคตाเค्เคฏ เคฎें:
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เคฆो เคธเคฎाเคจ ideas เคนैं? → and
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เคตिเคชเคฐीเคค ideas เคนैं? → but / yet
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เคตिเคเคฒ्เคช เคฆिเคฏा เคเคฏा เคนै? → or
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เคाเคฐเคฃ เคฌเคคाเคฏा เคเคฏा เคนै? → because
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เคตिเคฐोเคงाเคญाเคธ เคฏा Unexpected outcome เคนै? → although, though
Subordinating & Correlative Conjunctions + CET Rules – GyaanPediya
Subordinating Conjunctions – (เคเค clause เคो เคฆूเคธเคฐे เคธे เคोเคก़เคจे เคตाเคฒा)
๐ เคฏे conjunctions เคเค dependent clause เคो main clause เคธे เคोเคก़เคคे เคนैं।
๐น Common Words:
because, although, if, since, when, while, unless, until, even though, though
๐ Examples:
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I stayed home because it was raining.
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Although he is rich, he is unhappy.
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You won’t pass unless you study.
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If he calls, tell him I’m not here.
✅ CET Grammar Tip:
Subordinating Conjunctions เคे เคฌाเคฆ เคตाเคฒा clause incomplete meaning เคฐเคเคคा เคนै – เคเคธे เคนเคฎेเคถा main clause เคธे เคोเคก़เคจा เคเคฐूเคฐी เคนोเคคा เคนै।
๐ฏ CET MCQs (Subordinating):
Q6. I will not go ___ it rains.
A) and B) if C) or D) for
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: B) if
๐ Explanation: Condition เคฌเคคाเคจे เคे เคฒिเค if เคा เคช्เคฐเคฏोเค।
Q7. ___ he was tired, he kept working.
A) Since B) Although C) Because D) If
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: B) Although
๐ Explanation: Contrast เคฆिเคाเคจे เคे เคฒिเค Although use เคนोเคคा เคนै।
Correlative Conjunctions – (เคोเคก़े เคฎें เคเคจे เคตाเคฒे Conjunctions)
๐ เคฏे conjunctions เคนเคฎेเคถा pair เคฎें เคเคคे เคนैं เคเคฐ sentence เคฎें เคฆोเคจों parts เคो เคฌเคฐाเคฌเคฐी เคธे connect เคเคฐเคคे เคนैं।
๐น Common Pairs:
| Pair | Usage |
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| either…or | เคตिเคเคฒ्เคช เคฆेเคจे เคे เคฒिเค |
| neither…nor | เคจเคाเคฐाเคค्เคฎเค เคฆोเคจों |
| both…and | เคฆोเคจों affirmative |
| not only…but also | Extra emphasis |
| whether…or | Doubt / Choice |
๐ Examples:
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Either you study or you fail.
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She is not only beautiful but also smart.
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Neither the boy nor the girl was present.
✅ CET Grammar Tip:
❌ Error: He is either smart and lazy.
✅ Correct: He is either smart or lazy.
๐ฏ CET MCQs (Correlative):
Q8. ___ he calls ___ he texts, I will respond.
A) Either / or B) Neither / or C) Both / but D) Not / or
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: A) Either / or
Q9. She is ___ intelligent ___ hardworking.
A) not only / but also B) both / or C) either / or D) neither / and
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: A) not only / but also
CET Grammar Rules for Conjunctions
๐ธ Rule 1: Parallelism
Correlative Conjunctions เคฎें เคฆोเคจों เคคเคฐเคซ เคा sentence structure เคธเคฎाเคจ เคนोเคจा เคाเคนिเค।
๐ Wrong: He not only speaks Hindi but also in English.
✅ Right: He speaks not only Hindi but also English.
๐ธ Rule 2: Don’t Mix Conjunction Pairs
๐ Wrong: Either he comes and calls me.
✅ Right: Either he comes or he calls me.
๐ธ Rule 3: No Double Connectors
๐ Wrong: Although he was tired, but he worked.
✅ Right: Although he was tired, he worked.
๐ฏ CET Error Spotting Practice:
Q10. “She not only dances but she also sings.”
✅ Error: “but she also” → but also
Q11. “Neither the teacher or the student was present.”
✅ Error: “or” → nor
๐ Practice MCQs (Q12–Q15)
Q12. I will come ___ you invite me.
A) but B) or C) if D) and
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: C) if
Q13. He is ___ a good singer ___ a good actor.
A) both / and B) either / or C) neither / nor D) not only / or
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: A) both / and
Q14. Spot the error: “He not only likes cricket but he also likes football.”
✅ Error: he is extra – sentence becomes:
→ He not only likes cricket but also likes football.
Q15. I will come ___ he doesn't.
A) although B) if C) even if D) because
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: C) even if
Common Conjunction Errors + Sentence Correction – CET Grammar Masterclass | GyaanPediya
CET Exams เคฎें Conjunction Based Errors เค्เคฏों เคชूเคी เคाเคคी เคนैं?
๐ เค्เคฏोंเคि เคฏे Test เคเคฐเคคा เคนै:
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Grammar agreement
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Sentence structure understanding
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Logical connection skill
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Parallelism & balance in sentence writing
Most Common CET Errors in Conjunctions (with Explanation)
❌ Error 1: Wrong Pairing of Correlative Conjunctions
๐ Wrong: Either she will come and stay.
✅ Correct: Either she will come or stay.
๐ Explanation: Either เคा pair or เคนोเคจा เคाเคนिเค, and เคจเคนीं।
❌ Error 2: Double Conjunction Mistake
๐ Wrong: Although he was ill, but he worked.
✅ Correct: Although he was ill, he worked.
๐ Explanation: Although เคเคฐ but เคเค เคธाเคฅ เคจเคนीं เคเคคे।
❌ Error 3: Faulty Parallelism
๐ Wrong: He wants not only to win but also victory.
✅ Correct: He wants not only to win but also to achieve victory.
๐ Explanation: เคฆोเคจों sides เคा structure (verb/phrase) เคธเคฎाเคจ เคนोเคจा เคाเคนिเค।
❌ Error 4: Wrong Positioning of Correlatives
๐ Wrong: She not only dances but she also sings.
✅ Correct: She not only dances but also sings.
๐ Explanation: Not only… but also pair should directly connect parallel parts.
Conjunction-Based Sentence Correction Rules (CET-Focused)
๐น Rule 1: Either…or / Neither…nor เคे เคธाเคฅ Verb Agreement
๐ Example:
Neither he nor his friends ___ present.
✔️ Correct verb: were (closest subject = plural)
๐น Rule 2: Use of Unless as Negative Condition
๐ Wrong: He won’t go if you won’t come.
✅ Right: He won’t go unless you come.
๐น Rule 3: Not only... but also should join same parts of speech
๐ Wrong: She not only dances but also is a singer.
✅ Right: She is not only a dancer but also a singer.
CET Error Spotting Practice – GyaanPediya Format
Q16. Spot the error:
“She is neither rich or famous.”
✅ Error: “or” ❌ → nor ✔️
๐ Rule: Neither always goes with nor
Q17. Identify the error:
“Although he is old but he works daily.”
✅ Error: “but” ❌ (remove it)
๐ Explanation: Although and but not used together
Q18. Correct the sentence:
“He either likes coffee and tea.”
✅ Correction: “He either likes coffee or tea.”
Q19. Find the error:
“Both he and me are going.”
✅ Error: “me” ❌ → I ✔️
๐ Explanation: Both he and I is grammatically correct.
Q20. Fix the sentence:
“She not only passed but also she topped.”
✅ Correction: “She not only passed but also topped.”
✅ CET Quick Practice MCQs (Q21–Q25)
Q21. Spot the error: “Either Ramesh or me is wrong.”
A) Either B) Ramesh C) me D) is
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: C) me
๐ Explanation: me should be I
Q22. Identify the error: “Not only he ran fast but also won.”
A) Not only B) he ran C) but also D) No error
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: A) Not only
๐ Correction: He not only ran fast but also won.
Q23. Which sentence is correct?
A) Either you call and you write.
B) Either you call or you write.
C) Either you call nor you write.
D) Either you call but write.
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: B
Q24. Complete the sentence:
“___ he worked hard, he failed.”
A) Unless B) While C) Although D) Since
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: C) Although
Q25. Identify the correct sentence:
A) Neither he nor she are ready.
B) Neither he nor she is ready.
C) Neither he or she is ready.
D) Either he nor she is ready.
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: B
Conjunction Fill-in-the-Blanks + Sentence Joining + CET Grammar Test – GyaanPediya
CET เคฎें Conjunction-Based Fill in the Blanks เคैเคธे เคชूเคे เคाเคคे เคนैं?
๐ เคฏเคน Grammar เคा เคธเคฌเคธे scoring เคนिเคธ्เคธा เคนोเคคा เคนै। CET เคฎें Conjunction เคเคงाเคฐिเคค blanks เคเคชเคे logic, grammar structure, เคเคฐ context reading เคो test เคเคฐเคคा เคนै।
๐น Strategy to Solve:
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เคชเคนเคฒे sentence เคो เคง्เคฏाเคจ เคธे เคชเคข़ें
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เคตिเคाเคฐ เคเคฐें เคि เคฆो ideas เคुเคก़े เคนैं, เคฏा เคตिเคชเคฐीเคค เคนैं, เคฏा เคाเคฐเคฃ-เคชเคฐिเคฃाเคฎ
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เคเคธเคे เค เคจुเคธाเคฐ เคธเคนी conjunction เคा เคुเคจाเคต เคเคฐें
CET Grammar – Fill in the Blanks MCQs (Q26–Q30)
Q26. He worked hard ___ he failed.
A) and B) but C) or D) because
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: B) but
๐ Explanation: เคฆो เคตिเคชเคฐीเคค เคตिเคाเคฐ → use but
Q27. I was tired ___ I continued working.
A) because B) but C) yet D) so
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: C) yet
๐ Explanation: Unexpected result → use yet
Q28. You must study ___ you will fail.
A) or B) and C) although D) but
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: A) or
๐ Explanation: Conditional alternative → or
Q29. ___ it was raining, we stayed home.
A) Because B) Although C) While D) If
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: A) because
๐ Explanation: เคाเคฐเคฃ เคฆिเคฏा เคเคฏा เคนै → because
Q30. She is not only beautiful ___ intelligent.
A) or B) and C) but also D) as well
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: C) but also
๐ Explanation: Correlative Pair → not only... but also
Sentence Joining with Conjunctions – CET Pattern
Q31. Join: He worked hard. He passed the exam.
✔️ Sentence: He passed the exam because he worked hard.
Q32. Join: She is smart. She is kind.
✔️ Sentence: She is both smart and kind.
Q33. Join: You may come. You may stay home.
✔️ Sentence: You may either come or stay home.
Q34. Join: He is poor. He is honest.
✔️ Sentence: He is poor but honest.
Q35. Join: It rained. The match was cancelled.
✔️ Sentence: The match was cancelled because it rained.
CET Error Spotting Mix (Q36–Q40)
Q36. “He is rich but and he is unhappy.”
✅ Error: but and ❌
✔️ Correct: He is rich but he is unhappy.
Q37. “Either Ramesh or Suresh are coming.”
✅ Error: are ❌ → ✔️ is
๐ Explanation: verb agrees with closest noun (Suresh → singular)
Q38. “Although he was tired, but he worked.”
✅ Error: but is extra
✔️ Correct: Although he was tired, he worked.
Q39. “Not only she dances but also sings.”
✅ Error: she misplaced
✔️ Correct: She not only dances but also sings.
Q40. “I will go if you will come.”
✅ Error: will (in second clause) ❌
✔️ Correct: I will go if you come.
CET Conjunction Final Chart + Mock MCQs + Quick Revision – GyaanPediya
One-Page Conjunction Revision Chart – CET 2025 Special
| Type | Conjunctions | CET Example |
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| Coordinating | and, but, or, so, yet, for, nor | He is rich but unhappy. |
| Subordinating | because, although, if, when, since, unless | He passed because he worked hard. |
| Correlative | either…or, neither…nor, both…and, not only…but also | Either you come or call. |
Shortcut Rules for CET Conjunctions
๐น Rule 1: Conditional Sentences
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Use if, unless
✔️ If you study, you will pass.
๐น Rule 2: Contrast
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Use but, yet, although
✔️ He was ill, yet he worked.
๐น Rule 3: Reason
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Use because, since
✔️ He left because he was tired.
๐น Rule 4: Time
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Use when, while, until
✔️ I waited until he came.
๐น Rule 5: Pairing (Correlatives)
✔️ Not only he ran fast but also broke the record.
CET Final Practice MCQs (Q41–Q50)
Q41. You will not succeed ___ you try.
A) but B) unless C) and D) or
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: B) unless
๐ Explanation: Negative condition → use “unless”
Q42. She not only dances ___ also sings.
A) and B) but C) but also D) also
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: C) but also
๐ Explanation: Pairing → not only... but also
Q43. Either you speak the truth ___ face the punishment.
A) and B) or C) nor D) but
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: B) or
๐ Explanation: Either → Or
Q44. I was late ___ I missed the train.
A) although B) and C) because D) or
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: C) because
๐ Explanation: Reason → because
Q45. ___ he was tired, he continued working.
A) If B) Since C) Although D) Because
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: C) Although
๐ Explanation: Contrast shown → although
Q46. He will call you ___ he arrives.
A) when B) but C) unless D) because
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: A) when
๐ Explanation: Time-based condition → when
Q47. Neither the teacher ___ the students were late.
A) or B) nor C) and D) but
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: B) nor
๐ Explanation: Neither → Nor
Q48. She is ___ beautiful ___ smart.
A) either / or B) both / and C) not / but D) so / that
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: B) both / and
๐ Explanation: Combined quality → both...and
Q49. ___ he was unwell, he performed well.
A) Although B) Because C) Unless D) If
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: A) Although
๐ Explanation: Unexpected result → although
Q50. Join: He was angry. He didn’t shout.
A) He was angry so he shouted.
B) He was angry because he shouted.
C) Although he was angry, he didn’t shout.
D) He didn’t shout and he was angry.
✔️ เคเคค्เคคเคฐ: C
๐ Explanation: Concession → although
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