Question

B. Join the two sentences with suitable conjunctions and write them in your
notebook.
1. My uncle is coming. My cousin is coming
2. The child pricked the balloon. The balloon burst.
3. Do you want this pencil? Do you want that pencil?
She is allergic to cat hair. She has four cats.
5. I do not like soft drinks. I love ice creams.
6. You can come to my house now. You can come later.
7. The cat does not eat dry food. The cat does not eat gravy.​

Answer 1

Answer:

My uncle and cousin is coming.

Answer 2

A conjunction is a word which connects clauses or sentences and helps in providing a meaning to a sentence by linking or joining them in a correct way.

1. My uncle and cousin are coming.

• The correct answer is“and "
• The conjunction used here is “and “which helps in joining the two sentences having same line of action.

2. The balloon burst because the child pricked the balloon.  

• The correct answer is“because"
• The conjunction used here is “because" which provides the reason for an act.  

3. Do you want this or that pencil?

• The correct answer is “or "
• The conjunction used here is “or “which helps in providing choice for a similar yet different product.  

4. She is allergic to cat hair though she has four cats.  

• The correct answer is “though "
• The conjunction used here is “though " which helps to join two sentences having opposite meaning but can be linked presenting a state of irony.

5. I do not like soft drinks instead I love ice creams.

• The correct answer is “instead "
• The conjunction used here is “instead " which describes other alternative as favorable instead of the previously mentioned one.  

6. You can come to my house now or later.

• The correct answer is“or “
• The conjunction used here is “or “which describes the choice presented.  

7. The cat neither eats dry food nor gravy.  

• The correct answer is  " neither- nor " .
• The conjunction used here is " neither- nor " which is used in a denial manner expressing refusal of the subjects mentioned in the two sentences

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