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5. There is an increase _____________ vehicles in cities.
6. I don’t agree _____________ you.

7. My brother is fond _____________ sweets.

8. Hyderabad is famous _____________ pearls.

B. Using Conjunctions
Conjunctions are joining words.
The commonly used conjunctions are: but, because, and, or, so

We use ‘because‘ when we want to focus on the reason.
We use ‘so‘ to introduce a conclusion from a fact or result.

‘And‘ is used to connect similar ideas.
‘But‘ is used to show contrasting ideas.
‘Or‘ is used to show a choice.

Study the sentences below to understand how conjunctions can be used to combine
sentences.
● Suman didn’t attend the party. He was not invited.
Suman didn’t attend the party because he was not invited.

● Mohan is weak. He cannot run fast.
Mohan is weak so he cannot run fast.
● You can go to the cinema. You can go to the mall.
You can go to the cinema or to the mall.
● I am hungry. There’s nothing to eat.
I am hungry but there’s nothing to eat.
● I bought a shirt. I bought a jacket. I bought some shoes.
I bought a shirt, a jacket and some shoes.

Combine the pairs of sentences below using suitable conjunctions.

1. I speak English. I don’t speak French.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________.

2. He got wet. He didn’t carry an umbrella.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________.

3. We can go on a holiday. We have saved enough money.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. I studied hard. I got a scholarship.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________.
5. At university he studied physics. He studied chemistry.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________.

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