Question

Join the following sentence to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so
The men went out to see if anyone was missing. The woman stayed behind to care for the injured. ​

Answer 1

Question:

The men went out to see if someone was missing.

The woman stayed behind to care for the injured.

Answer:

The men went out to see if someone was missing while the woman stayed behind to care for the injured.

Here:

• 'While' is a Subordinate Conjunction that is used to join a subordinate or dependent clause to the main clause.

• Subordinate clause: The woman stayed behind to care for the injured.

• 'When' the woman stayed behind? There is something prior to this sentence that is used to understand the full meaning.

• Main clause: The men went out to see if someone was missing.

• Conjunction 'while' is a commonly used conjunction that is used to denote a specific 'period of time.'

Learn More:

• A Conjunction is a word that connects 2 phrases, 2 clauses or 2 sentences - to form a Complex sentence.

• A Conjunction is also used to Coordinate words in the same phrase.

• There are 3 types of Conjunctions. They are:

Coordinating Conjunctions:

Used in sentences that are of same grammatical nature to join:

a) word + word

Ex: He bought a book and a pen.

b) phrase + phrase

Ex: He always sits in the classroom or in the library.

c) clause + clause

Ex: I waited for him but he didn't come.

Subordinating Conjunctions:

• Used to join a subordinate or a dependent clause to the main clause.
• Above sentence is an example.
• Other commonly used Subordinate Conjunctions are: because, when, although, etc...

Co-relative Conjunctions.

• These are paired words that are used to join words or phrases that share a relationship.
• Some commonly used Co-relative Conjunctions are: either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also, etc...

• Ex: He likes neither Coffee nor Tea. (2 words)

You can find him either in the classroom or in the library. (2 phrases)

Answer 2

Answer:

The men went out to see if anyone is missing while the woman stayed to take care for the injured