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Liyansha Taneja

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

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Abhishek Shukla

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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.

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Aayushi Sinha

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

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Chanchal Chauhan

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Coordinating conjunctions are words used to connect two or more elements of equal grammatical importance, such as words, phrases, or independent clauses, to create smooth and logical relationships between ideas. The seven main coordinating conjunctions in English are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (FANBOYS). These conjunctions help join ideas without making one depend on the other, unlike subordinating conjunctions. For example, in the sentence “I wanted to go for a walk, but it started raining, ” the word but connects two independent clauses of equal weight, showing contrast between them. Proper use of coordinating conjunctions i

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Nishtha Hazarika

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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)

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Manashjyoti Srivastava

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No exactly. Derivation adds a prefix or suffix to create a new word, such as teach–teacher. While conversion changes the word's role without adding anything to the base word. However, conversion is a type of zero-derivation.

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Pallavi Karan

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Here's a list of some of the best books for conversion in grammar:

Book

Author/ Publisher

Practical English Usage

Michael Swan

English Grammar in Use

Raymond Murphy

A Communicative Grammar of English

Geoffrey Leech & Jan Svartvik

Word Formation in English

Ingo Plag

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Aishwarya Malhotra

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Here's a list of examples of conversion in English:

Word

Converted Form

Example of Conversion

Google (noun)

To google (verb)

I'll ask the new joinee to google

Scan (verb)

A scan (noun)

Because of her injury, she had to undergo a scan.

Drive

A drive (noun)

Jane went on a drive with Bingley.

Open

To open (verb)

Just ask him to open the windows.

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Nishtha Jain

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In English grammar, conversion is a kind of word formation where a word changes its part of speech without altering the existing spelling or form. Example: to email is converted from the noun (email) and used as verb in a sentence.

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Vishal Baghel

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