Learn Class 4 English - Conjunctions and Contractions

Conjunctions refer to a word that helps connect the clauses, words, and sentences. It is also known as a 'linker.'

Conjunctions

Conjunction Examples:

Ram is honest and kind.
Radha trusts her because she speaks the truth.
Krish is poor but honest.

List of conjunctions:

And	As
But	Now
Or	Till
Because	Whenever
This	Wherever
That	Until
As if	Whereas
Lest	Which
After	Why
Before	While
If only	Then
Unless	Provided that

Kinds of conjunctions:

1. Coordinating conjunction:

Like: And, But, For, Nor, So, Yet.

2. Subordinating Conjunction:

Like: After, how, when, then, as much as, until, before, since, what.

3. Correlative Conjunction:

Like: Not only-But also, Either-Or, Neither-Nor, Both-And, Not-But.

Contractions:

The word, which is a combination of two words, is 'Contraction.' And such words get combined with the help of an apostrophe.

Like: is not- isn't, will not- want, do not- don't, he will- he'll, we would- we'd, it has- it's, and many more.

One can say that the contractions replace the words of the second letter. LIKE: does not- doesn't.

Here, in the word ''doesn't'', the word 'o' gets replaced with an 'apostrophe.' That means it is taking the place of 'o' in the word "doesn't."

Learning Videos for 4th Grade English - Conjunctions and Contractions

Conjunctions and Contractions Sample Questions for Class 4

Question 1

Use what you know about "conjunctions" to answer this question.Which conjunction BEST completes the following sentence?For dinner we will have spaghetti or soup.

A. both

B. either

C. neither

D. because

Question 2

The conjunction "but" in a sentence means .

A. around.

B. the opposite.

C. because.

Question 3

A conjunction is a word that .

A. separates two ideas.

B. combines a subject and a verb.

C. joins two ideas together.

Question 4

Which type of sentence often has a conjunction to connect two independent clauses?

A. Simple

B. Compound

C. Complex

D. Declaritive

Question 5

A fun way to help remember all the conjunctions, is?

A. REDBALL

B. NASA

C. GOVOLS

D. FANBOYS