Class 10th

Synonyms and One Word Substitution often seem same as both deal with replacing the words or phrases, but they are different in usage and scope. One words substitution replaces an entire phrase or sentence with a single, precise word that conveys the same meaning. An example of this is A person who loves books – Bibliophile. On the other hand, Synonyms have the same or nearly same meaning as another word in the given context.

In simple words, One words substitution is replacing a longer phrase with a single, better concise word, while maintaining the same meaning. A few of the one words substitution words are given below:

• Instead of a place where monks live, one can say 'Monastery'
• Instead of saying a government by the people, one can say 'Democracy'
• Instead of saying a person who studies plants, one can say 'Botanist'
• Instead of saying a person who is skilled in many languages, one can say 'Polygot'

An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence because it has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. A dependent clause does not express a complete thought and needs an independent clause to make sense. Coordinating conjunctions connect independent clauses only.
Example:

·       Independent: She finished her homework.

·       Independent: She went to sleep.

Joined with coordinating conjunction: She finished her homework, and she went to sleep.

The main function of coordinating conjunctions is to join sentence clauses of equal importance, be it words, phrases, or independent clauses. They help maintain the balance in a sentence and make the structure smoother and more coherent. For example- She cleaned the room and arranged the books.

Yes, but use them sparingly and mainly for emphasis or a conversational tone.
Example: But I didn't give up.

Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction when it connects two independent clauses.
Example: I wanted to go for a walk, but it started raining.

There are seven primary coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Check out the most common types of conversion in English grammar:

• Verb to noun (email – to email)
• Verb to noun (run – a run)
• Adjective to Noun (poor – the poor)
• Preposition to verb (up – to up)